Gezicht op de duinen bij Muiderberg

About this artwork

hoogte 76 mm x breedte 208 mm

Art Historical Context

Wenceslaus Hollar's *Gezicht op de duinen bij Muiderberg (View of the D near Muiderberg), in 1634, captures a serene Dutch landscape during the artist's early career. This intimate brush drawing, measuring just 76 mm high by 208 mm wide, a panoramic vista of the sandy dunes near Muiderberg a coastal area close to Amsterdam. Hollar, a Bohemian-born draftsman and etcher (1607–1677), was then based in the Netherlands, honing his skills amid the flourishing Dutch Golden Age, where landscapes celebrated the nation's reclaimed land and natural beauty. The artwork exemplifies Hollar's masterful use ...

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...