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Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The image shows a woman standing upright with her hands tucked under her large fur-lined cloak. Her face features delicate, finely drawn details with soft lines, and she has dark eyes and a small, slightly upturned mouth. Her hair is mostly covered by a cloth cap or headdress that extends backward. Her clothing is dominated by the voluminous cloak that drapes down to the ground, with a pronounced fur collar framing her neck and shoulders. The cloak opens at the chest to reveal a high-necked garment adorned with a cross pendant on a chain around her neck. There are no other visible articles of jewelry or objects she is holding. The background consists of a plain, lightly textured surface.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5047

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 609, 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. 609, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q65026546

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