Dodendans

About this artwork

verzamelaarsmerk, verso, gestempeld: Lugt 240

Art Historical Context

Wenceslaus Hollar's *Dodendans*, created around 1680, is a etching measuring just 75mm by 55mm—small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. Hollar, a Bohemian master etcher (1607–1677) who spent much of his career in, was renowned for his intricate reproductions of architecture, portraits, and everyday life. This posthumously dated work exemplifies his precise technique, where acid etches fine lines into a metal plate allowing for detailed, reproducible prints that captured the era's artistic imagination. The title *Dodendans*, or "Dance of Death," evokes a timeless medieval and Renaissance ...

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...