Danish Woman (Mulier Danica)
Etcher Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
After Johannes Henricus van Craenhals Dutch
Publisher Peter Stent British
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 young Danish woman stands and looks at us, wearing a white cap, long dark cloak, round white turned-up collar, and a skirt with decorated border. A lace bordered apron shows below the cloak.The artist's series of forty costume prints titled "Theatrum Mulierum," was published in London by Peter Stent in 1643 and the series, together with Hollar's later "Aula Venerus," record the appearance of women in European cities and regions, including details that reflect marital and economic status.
