Mulier Franconiensis

1643

Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The image shows a woman standing upright. She is facing forward with her hands clasped together at her waist. She has a round face framed by a voluminous hairstyle and wears a high-collared dress with intricate detailing, puffed sleeves, a narrow waist, and a floor-length skirt. The woman wears a lace collar and a key or ornament hangs from her waist. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 9.7 × 6.5 cm (3 13/16 × 2 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4971

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 491, State i/ii

  • Series Title

    Theatrum mulierum and Aula Veneris [Pennington 1804-1907]

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. 491, state i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65026375

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