Virgo Argentinensis

1644-1650

Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The image shows a person standing. They are facing slightly to the right, with one hand on their hip and the other hanging down by their side. The person's facial features are delicately engraved with a serious expression. They wear a rounded hat that complements their short, neatly kept hair. The person is dressed in traditional attire featuring a long-sleeved blouse under a decorative vest, with a large, full-length skirt flaring out from the waist. They also wear a scarf or ruff, and their shoes are adorned with intricate patterns. There are no visible accessories or objects in their hands. The background of the image is plain with a subtly patterned floor. The text "W. Hollar delin" and "Virgo Argentine[n]sis" is inscribed at the bottom, identifying the artist and potentially the subject of the attire.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5004

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 618, 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. 618, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q65026459

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