Ansbach and Coburg, View (a) of two views (a&b).
Medium
Etching, state undetermined as bottom half is lacking.
Dimensions
Plate: 7 5/16 × 19 13/16 in. (18.5 × 50.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1962
Accession Number
62.656.11
Tags
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the Metropolitan Museum of's Drawings and Prints collection, where *Ansbach and Coburg, View (a) of two views (ab)* offers a captivating glimpse into 17th-century Germany. Created between 1627 and 1636, this etching—measuring 7 5/16 × 19 13/16 inches—bears the talents of Wenceslaus Hol, a masterful Bohemian printmaker renowned for his intricate topographical views, alongside collaborators Hans Bien, Peter Isselburg, andgang Birckner. depicts panoramic scenes of the Franconian towns of Ansbach and Coburg, highlighting grand buildings, castles, houses, and prominent coats of arms that...
About the Artist
Wenceslaus Hollar|Bien Hans|Peter Isselburg|Wolffgang Birckner · 1607–1677
Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677) was a prolific Bohemian etcher who became one of the most accomplished printmakers of the seventeenth century. Born in Prague, he trained under Matthäus Merian in Frankfurt before entering the service of Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel, in 1636. Hollar spent most of his career in England, where he produced approximately 2,740 etchings documenting an extraordinary range...