Wenceslaus Hollar
Bohemian, 1607-1677
Title Page from Diversae Insectorum...Figurae
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Wenceslaus Hollar
Bohemian, 1607-1677after 1644
Title Page from Diversae Insectorum...Figurae
Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian, 1607-1677 →etchingprint
Date
after 1644
Medium
Etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Sheet, trimmed within platemark: 11.6 × 18.1 cm (4 5/8 × 7 3/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Joseph Brooks Fair Fund
A prolific and multitalented artist, Wenceslaus Hollar produced almost 3,000 etchings over the course of some 50 years, with subjects ranging from fashion and portraiture to architecture and landscape. This etching is the title page to a set of six scientific renderings of insects and other small creatures. Remarkable for their virtuosity and detail, the technical presentation of these works is most likely attributed to the invention of the microscope at the end of the 16th century.
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