Mulier Bernensis

1649

Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The image shows a woman standing. She has one hand on her abdomen and the other on her skirt. She is wearing a dark bodice and a long skirt with vertical stripes, along with a distinctive ruffled collar around her neck. Her hair is covered by a flat hat. The woman has a calm expression on her face. The background is plain and there is text on one side of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5008

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 599, State only

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. 597, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q65026465

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