Mulier Matrisana

1649

Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The image shows a woman standing upright in full-length profile view. She is facing right with her hands folded in front of her torso. She has a distinct nose and closed lips. She wears a headscarf covering her hair, which is tied at the back and draped over her shoulders. Her outfit includes a patterned dress with horizontal stripes on the sleeves and a vertically striped apron-like garment with intricate geometric designs. She also wears long skirts and plain shoes. The background has a textured surface with faded writing at the top and bottom of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5030

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 604, State only


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1982

  • Pennington, Richard. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Etched Work of Wenceslaus Hollar 1607-1677. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Wenceslaus Hollar, Simon Turner, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 604, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q65026517

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