Civis Coloniensis Filia

1643

Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The image depicts a woman standing in a slightly turned pose, facing the left. She has a calm expression with rounded cheeks and a straight nose. Her hair is covered by a coif or bonnet. She wears a long gown with a dark bodice and a lighter apron, a high-collar dress with puffed sleeves. She holds a piece of fabric in her left hand and her right hand is on her side. The woman wears simple footwear and no visible jewelry. The background is plain. The text "Civis Coloniensis Filia" is inscribed at the bottom, along with the artist's mark and date "W Kollars fecit 1643."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 9.5 × 6.5 cm (3 3/4 × 2 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4991

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 501, 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. 501, state i/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q65026420

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