Strasbourg

1635

Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The image depicts a landscape with a tower labeled "Brußeck", surrounded by buildings, trees, and another structure labeled "Hohen Waert" in the distance. The style is detailed and fine, typical of etching techniques, outlining the textures of the buildings, trees, and landscape. The color palette is monochromatic with black and gray tones. Closer to the viewer, there are detailed fields with visible furrows, and lines show texture and shading in the distant landscape. The sky has horizontal hatchings suggesting clouding or a gradient effect.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4915

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 121, State ii/ii(?)

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. 121, state ii/ii(?).

Wikidata ID

Q64962405

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