Mulier Generosa Coloniensis

1643

Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The image shows a woman in a full-length view, depicted in a side profile. She stands with her hands clasped in front of her, wearing a detailed dress with a wide collar and intricate patterns. She has long, wavy hair and a headpiece with a pom-pom element. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 9.7 × 6.6 cm (3 13/16 × 2 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4989

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 499, State i/iii

  • 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. 499, state i/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q65026417

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