Oorlogsschepen en een walvis in een zeestorm
Medium
etching
Dimensions
121; 265
About this artwork
height 121 mm x width 265 mm
Art Historical Context
Wenceslaus Hollar's *Oorlogsschepen en een walvis in een zeestorm* (Warships and a Whale in a Sea Storm), etched in 1665, captures the raw fury of nature clashing with human endeavor. This panoramic etching, measuring just 121 mm high by 265 mm wide, depicts turbulent waves engulfing warships and a majestic whale amid a raging storm. Hollar, a Bohemian-born master engraver who spent much of his career in England, was renowned for his meticulous detail and versatility across subjects from architecture to seascapes. Created during the height of the Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665–1667), the image ...
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...