Vrouw met plooikraag en grote bontmuts
Medium
etching
Dimensions
92; 99
About this artwork
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Art Historical Context
**Vrouw met plooikraag en grote bontmuts (Woman with Ruff Collar and Fur Hat)** *Wenceslaus Hollar 1642, etching, 99 × 92 mm* Step into the intricate world of 17th portraiture with Wenceslaus Hollar delicate etching of a woman adorned in a starched ruff collar and oversized fur hat. Created in 1642, this-scale gem captures the opulence of Baroque fashion, where elaborate lace and luxurious furs signified wealth and status. Hollar, a Bohemian-born master etcher who fled the Thirty Years' War to settle in England, was renowned for his meticulous depictions of textures—here, the soft fluff of ...
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...