Albrecht Durer's Father

1644

Wenceslaus Hollar after Albrecht Dürer

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

Albrecht Dürer

Artist After, German, 1471 - 1528

The image is an engraved portrait of a man's upper body. He faces forward with his head slightly turned to the right. The man has a serious expression, distinctive facial features, and medium-length wavy hair under a dark cap. He wears a dark garment under a loose, lighter robe, with folded hands. There are no visible accessories or objects. The background features a textured monochromatic pattern. At the top and bottom of the image, inscriptions provide information about the person and artwork.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4938

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 692, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1971

  • A Selection of 17th Century Intaglio Prints from the National Gallery of Art Rosenwald Collection, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, 1971-1972, no. 19.

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. 692, state ii/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65026604

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