Mulier Coloniensis Exspatians

1643

Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The image depicts a woman standing in profile, facing to the right. She holds a small object in her right hand. She has a prominent nose, delicately rounded chin, and a gentle smile. She wears an elaborate headdress covering her hair, a fitted bodice with a high ruff collar, long sleeves with visible stitching, and a long skirt with intricate texture. She wears ornate shoes and has a cylindrical object draped over her left arm, with a tassel or pom-pom at one end. The background is plain and unadorned.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4993

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 504, State i/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. 504, state i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65026433

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