Mulier ex Virginia

probably 1644

Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

This image shows a full-length standing person known as a "Virginian woman." The individual stands with legs slightly apart and arms crossed over the chest. The facial features include a prominent nose, slightly parted lips, and eyes looking straight ahead. The hair falls in loose waves, framed by a headband with a fringe. The person is dressed in a fringed garment that seems to cover from the waist to mid-thigh. Adornments include multiple necklaces, decorative bands on the upper arms, and legs. The background is plain with a simple border outlining the image, and text above and below identifies her origin.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5054

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 634, 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. 634, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q65026566

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