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Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The image depicts a person holding an apple and standing next to a platter of fruits. The person's upper body and arms are shown, wearing period-specific clothing with a lace collar. The facial features show a delicate expression with eyes facing downwards and a gentle mouth. The person's hair is partially visible under a bonnet-like headgear. Various fruits are arranged on the platter next to the person. The background has a finely lined texture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5057

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 334, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1966

  • Masters of Etching and Engraving from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, Lakeview Center for the Arts and Sciences, Peoria, IL, 1966, no. 119.

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. 334, state ii/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65026573

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