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Artist galleriesWenceslaus Hollar's contemporaries

Wenceslaus Hollar's contemporaries

A work made of etching in black on ivory wove paper.
A work made of etching on ivory laid paper.
The image displays three figures. The central figure is seated and supported by the other two. The central figure has wavy dark hair, eyes closed, and wears a robe with a cross. The figure on the left looks serene, while the one on the right holds onto the cross. The background is sketchy with dark and light contrast, possibly depicting a dimly lit or nighttime setting with visible wooden beams.
A work made of oil on canvas.
A work made of etching on ivory laid paper.
A Young Man with a Chain, by Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1629 or 1632

The works in this room are listed below.

Works in this room

A few works by Wenceslaus Hollar, then their contemporaries: makers of the same nationality born within 25 years of them, then works from the same century and place.

Section 1, north wall

  1. A work made of etching in black on ivory wove paper.
    The Knight and Death, from The Dance of DeathWenceslaus Hollar, 1651Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. A work made of etching on ivory laid paper.
    A ChaliceWenceslaus Hollar, 1640Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Their contemporaries

  1. The image displays three figures. The central figure is seated and supported by the other two. The central figure has wavy dark hair, eyes closed, and wears a robe with a cross. The figure on the left looks serene, while the one on the right holds onto the cross. The background is sketchy with dark and light contrast, possibly depicting a dimly lit or nighttime setting with visible wooden beams.
    Saint EuphrosyneMelchior Steidl, c. 1695Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
  2. A work made of oil on canvas.
    Mercury Rescues the Disguised Io after Beheading ArgusJohann Michael Rottmayr, c. 1695Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. A work made of etching on ivory laid paper.
    Equestrian Ballet in the Amphitheater of the Boboli GardensStefano della Bella, 1661Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  4. A Young Man with a Chain, by Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1629 or 1632
    A Young Man with a ChainRembrandt van Rijn, c. 1629 or 1632Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Their contemporaries, second

  1. A work made of etching in black on cream laid paper.
    Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and Saint John the BaptistElisabetta Sirani, 1650/60Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. Landscape with Travelers, by Herman van Swanevelt, 1630s
    Landscape with TravelersHerman van Swanevelt, 1630sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art