Antwerp Cathedral

1649

Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The image shows an intricate etching of a Gothic cathedral, viewed from ground level looking upwards. The cathedral's tower is prominent, with detailed tracery and pointed arches defining its architecture. The horizon is low, revealing the cityscape with the cathedral at the center. Various smaller buildings and street life surround the cathedral. The etching's precise line work captures the cathedral's ornate details and stone textures. The color palette is monochrome, using varying shades of gray to create depth and contrast. People, horses, and carts are depicted in the foreground, providing scale against the cathedral. The cityscape continues in the background with rooftops and distant buildings fading away. Clouds fill the sky, adding a dramatic backdrop to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.9076

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 1034, State i/iv

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1933

  • An Exhibition of Prints from the Collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1933, no. 121.

1943

  • Selections from the Rosenwald Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943-1944, pp. 74-75, repro.

1945

  • Prints from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis, IN, 1945, no. 56.

  • Architectural Prints, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1945, no cat.

1949

  • Goethe as a Print Lover: to Celebrate the Bicentennial of his Birth, Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA, 1949, no catalogue.

1965

  • Master Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, 1965, no. 75.

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. 1034, state i/iv.

Wikidata ID

Q65026601

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