Going to Church
Medium
Etching; only state
Dimensions
Plate: 9 1/2 × 16 in. (24.2 × 40.7 cm) trimmed on the platemark
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1920
Accession Number
20.81.2.176
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Going to Church**, a captivating 1651 etching, captures a serene rural procession toward a distant church steeple. Created after a design by Flemish artist Alexander Roelants masterfully etched by Bohemian printmaker Wenceslaus Hol, it also bears a dedication to Lamoral Claudius Franz, Count Thurn and Taxis reflecting noble patronage in the Baroque era. Hollar's precise etching technique—rendered in a single state—brings to life men on horseback, a horse-drawn carriage, lush trees, and architectural details with remarkable clarity and texture, on a generously sized plate of 9½ × 16 inches. ...
About the Artist
Alexander Roelants|Wenceslaus Hollar|Lamoral Claudius Franz, Count of Thurn and Taxis (German|Bohemian|Dutch) · 1621 |1607 |1650 –1676 |1677 |1650
German, 1621–1676|Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London|Dutch, active 1650