Ornate goblet
Medium
Etching; only state
Dimensions
Sheet: 7 11/16 × 5 5/16 in. (19.5 × 13.5 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession Number
51.501.2149
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite etching, titled *Ornate Goblet*, captures the intricate beauty of Renaissance design through the masterful hand of Wenceslaus Hol, a Bohemian artist renowned for his meticulous reproductive prints. Created in 1642—the sole state of the plate—Hollar drew inspiration from Hans Holbein the Younger, celebrated 16th-century German painter and designer whose ornamental motifs influenced European decorative arts. Measuring just 7 11/16 × 5 5/16 inches, this intimate sheet exemplifies Hollar's skill in translating Holbein's elaborate patterns into fine lines, now housed in the Metropoli...
About the Artist
Wenceslaus Hollar|Hans Holbein the Younger · 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...