Head of Woman Looking Right

Wenceslaus Hollar after Lorenzo di Credi

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

Lorenzo di Credi

Artist After, Florentine, c. 1457/1459 - 1536

The image shows a portrait of a person facing forward from the chest upwards. They have long, straight hair and delicate facial features, including wide eyes and a composed expression. The individual wears a simple garment with a patterned neckline and a double-stranded necklace. The background is lightly textured. On the top left and right, there are inscriptions indicating the name "Lorenzo di Credi im." and "W. Holler fecd. 1645, 2 January."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5067

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 770, 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. 770, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q65026619

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