Coblentz

1635

Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The image shows a bird's eye view of a fortified town along a river. The horizon is near the top third of the image, with distant structures of a town named "Ehrenbreitstein" on a hill. The artwork uses detailed linework, creating texture and depth. The color palette is monochromatic, with black lines and varying sepia tones on a light background for contrast. A river labeled "Der Rhein" and "Die Mosell" with boats is in the foreground. The town's architecture and hill slopes are detailed, with "Cobolentz" inscribed on a wall. The background features intricate linework representing vegetation leading up to the town on the horizon.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4921

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 127, 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. 127, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q64962419

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