Bey Strassburg
Medium
etching
Dimensions
93; 61
About this artwork
blad: hoogte 61 mm x breedte 93 mm
Art Historical Context
Wenceslaus Hollar's *Bey Strassburg* (5) is a delicate etching capturing a view of Strasbourg, rendered in intimate dimensions of 61 mm high by 93 mm wide. early in the artist's career, this small-scale print exemplifies Hollar's mastery as a Bohemian etcher who traveled extensively across Europe, documenting cities and architecture with remarkable precision. At just 23 years old,lar produced this work during his time in Strasbourg, a vibrant hub of the Holy Roman Empire amid the Thirty Years' War, blending Gothic spires and bustling Rhine River life into a compact, evocative scene. Etching, ...
About the Artist
Wenceslaus Hollar · 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...