Old Man

1651

Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar
Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677
Hans Holbein the Younger
Artist After, German, 1497/1498 - 1543
Abraham van Diepenbeeck
Artist After, Flemish, 1596 - 1675
This is a drawing of a memento mori scene. The central panel shows a skeletal figure with a scythe and an older bearded man with a walking stick. Behind them are clouds and a tree. The scene is framed by architectural elements with columns and figures holding various objects. Below the main image are more skeletal remains. Latin text is inscribed beneath the main image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with border "Time and Eternity" (Pennington 233C)

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4902

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 1153, State i/iv

  • Series Title

    Dance of Death [Pennington 233-262]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Fritz Rumpf [1856-1927], Potsdam (Lugt 2161); (sale, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, May 7-9, 1928, lot 588); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b), 1928; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

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. 1153, state i/iv.

Wikidata ID

Q64962498

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