Mulier Basiliensis

1644

Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The image shows a person standing upright with one hand on their hip and the other on their dress. They are facing forward with an oval-shaped face and minimal facial features. Their hair is styled in a rounded shape. The person is wearing a long dress with full sleeves, a fitted bodice, and a voluminous skirt that reaches the feet. A darker garment is worn over the shoulders. There are no visible accessories or objects in the image, and the background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5009

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 588, 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. 588, state i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65026467

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