Mulier ex inferiori Palainatu

1643

Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The image shows a woman standing upright. She has an oval-shaped face with a calm expression and is wearing a tall, rounded hat with textured surface. Her hair is neatly tucked beneath the hat. She is dressed in a long gown with a fitted bodice, large ruffled collar, and slim sleeves with ruffled cuffs. The skirt is long and layered. She holds a small pouch or purse in front of her. The background is plain and unadorned. The image is framed with a simple line, and below it is the text "Mulier ex inferiori Palatinatu," along with the artist's information and the date, 1643.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4998

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 509, State i/iv


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. 509, state i/iv.

Wikidata ID

Q65026442

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