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Woman from Strasbourg (Mulier Argentinensis)

1642–44
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Woman from Strasbourg (Mulier Argentinensis)
  • Series/Portfolio: Aula Veneris, a title and fifty plates (NH 571-621)
  • Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Date: 1642–44
  • Medium: Etching and engraving; only state
  • Dimensions: Plate: 3 11/16 × 2 3/8 in. (9.3 × 6.1 cm)
    Sheet: 8 × 6 in. (20.3 × 15.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Barbara E. Fox, from the Collection of Howard A. Fox, MD, and Barbara E. Fox, 2021
  • Object Number: 2021.104.3
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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