Floor plan

Time and place17th-century Central Europe

17th-century Central Europe

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 work made of etching in black on ivory wove paper.

The works in this room are listed below.

Works in this room

Works made in Central Europe in the 17th century.

North wall

  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

East wall

  1. A work made of etching on ivory laid paper.
    A ChaliceWenceslaus Hollar, 1640Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. 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