Mulier Argentinensis

1644-1650

Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The image shows a woman standing upright. She has a composed expression with a direct gaze. She wears a dress with intricate detailing, featuring a heavily gathered skirt, fitted bodice, and puffed sleeves. The woman's hair is styled under a structured headpiece. She stands with one hand over her abdomen and the other positioned near her chest. The background is plain with inscriptions in the upper and lower parts of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5001

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 615, State only

  • 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. 615, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q65026454

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