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1649

Wenceslaus Hollar after Abraham van Diepenbeeck

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

Abraham van Diepenbeeck

Artist After, Flemish, 1596 - 1675

This is a drawing of a ceremonial scene featuring a seated figure on a throne. The main focus of the drawing is the seated figure at the center who appears regal and is crowned, surrounded by an elaborate framework that includes lions at the foot of the throne and several other figures who seem to form a court or entourage. The scene is symmetrically composed with a columned architectural setting in the background, and the central figure is flanked by two classically styled statues or figures bearing spears. Overhead, putti decorate a crest or coat of arms above an inscribed banner dedicated to Maximilian. The overall style is highly detailed and ornate, reminiscent of Baroque engraving styles.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4859

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 1074, State iv/v


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. 1074, state iv/v.

Wikidata ID

Q64962438

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