Woman from Strasbourg (Mulier Argentinensis)
Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
Not on view
Wenceslaus Hollar was one of the most important printmakers of the seventeenth century. His technical virtuosity and his ability to render things, places, and people with astonishing detail and truthfulness has been highly regarded since his lifetime. Here, a woman from Strasbourg stands in profile wearing a dark fur hat with a pointed crown, and a ruff. Her white apron falls over a dark coat with fur collar, fur-trimmed dress, muff, and shoes decorated with ribbon rosettes.
The artist's series of fifty costume prints titled Aula Veneris, was mostly published in London in 1644. As a group, the images record the appearance of women in European cities and regions, including details that reflect marital and economic status.
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