Mulier Generosa Viennensis Austri

1642

Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The image shows a woman standing upright, facing the viewer. She has a calm expression with delicately drawn features and is wearing a wide circular fur hat. She is dressed in historically styled clothing, including a large fur mantle, a patterned collar, and a long skirt. Her hands are inside a fur muff at the center of her body. The background is a plain surface, emphasizing the woman's figure. The image is a finely detailed etching with intricate line work and shading.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4967

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 573, 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. 573, state ii/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65026371

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