Ancilla Coloniensis

1643

Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The image shows a woman standing upright. She is wearing a long dress with a fitted bodice and a pleated skirt, covered by a large cloak that drapes over her head and shoulders. Her facial features include a straight nose and downturned lips, and her hair is not visible beneath the hood of her cloak. She wears a ruffled collar peeking from under the cloak. In her right hand, she is holding a small basket with a patterned handle. The background is plain and devoid of any distinct features.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4994

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 505, 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. 505, state i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65026435

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