Perspectives on Wenceslaus Hollar , [2016]
- Title(s):
- Perspectives on Wenceslaus Hollar / edited by Andrea Bubenik and Anne Thackray ; with contributions from Andrea Bubenik, David Flintham, Nathan Flis, Robert Harding, Anne Thackray, Simon Turner, and Alena Volrábová.
- Published/Created:
- London ; Turnhout : Harvey Miller Publishers, [2016]
- Physical Description:
- 242 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 29 cm.
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- Reference LibraryNJ18.H73 A12 2016 (LC) OversizeAccessible in the Reference Library [Hours]
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- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/13596006
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- Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-236) and index.
Wenceslaus Hollar (1607 Prague - 1677 London) was one of the most important artists of the 17th century. His international career, affluent patrons, and insatiable curiosity enabled him to create a diverse range of prints and drawings, remarkable for their varied subject matter and exceptional technical qualities. Hollar's oeuvre includes cities and fortifications, portraits, religious subjects, politics, mythology, architecture, heraldry and numismatics, antiquarian relics, costume, maps, sports, classical literature, landscape views, 'Old Master' drawings and paintings, and natural history. His work invokes his close observation of, and engagement with, the natural world, as much as the society of his times. Unfortunately, Hollar has received less attention than many of his contemporaries. He has all too often been undervalued as being primarily a 'reproductive printmaker' - one who reproduces in print the designs of others, or simply copies paintings into print. This volume seeks to revise how Hollar has formerly been characterized, through an exploration of hitherto unexamined drawings, as well as the more innovative qualities of his printmaking. It includes new research on Hollar's biography and his patrons, fresh perspectives on Hollar's portraits and urban scenes, and insights into Hollar's forays into the natural world. - Subject Terms:
- Etchers -- 17th century.Etchers -- 17th century.Etchers.Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677 -- Criticism and interpretation.Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677 -- Criticism and interpretation.Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677.Printmakers -- Czech Republic -- History -- 17th century.Printmakers -- England -- History -- 17th century.
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- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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