Wenceslaus Hollar
(1607–1677) böhmisk tecknare, etsare och gravör
Wenceslaus Hollar (Germany, 1607–1677) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a printmaker, and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Wenceslaus Hollar belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Wenceslaus Hollar was born in Prague and died in London. Wenceslaus Hollar studied under Matthäus Merian. Wenceslaus Hollar worked in Hildesheim and Osnabrück. Wikidata associates Wenceslaus Hollar with Baroque.
The works belong mainly to the genres landscape painting, portrait, and cityscape. The catalogue has 250 works by Wenceslaus Hollar with free images. The dated works span the years 1601–1810. Works by Wenceslaus Hollar are held by several collections, among them Prints in the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Rosenwald Collection, and Welsh Portrait Collection.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Susanna Mayr, Joseph, the younger Heintz, Jan Boeckhorst, Aniello Falcone, and Francesco Cairo.