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The image displays a cathedral in the center, surrounded by other buildings and people below. The cathedral is intricately detailed with fine lines, set against a monochrome color palette of black and grey. The sky has clouds, adding to the grandeur of the scene.
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The image displays a cathedral in the center, surrounded by other buildings and people below. The cathedral is intricately detailed with fine lines, set against a monochrome color palette of black and grey. The sky has clouds, adding to the grandeur of the scene.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Antwerp Cathedral

Wenceslaus Hollar

Date
1649
Medium
etching and engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 48.6 x 33.6 cm (19 1/8 x 13 1/4 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1983.85.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • etching
  • Religious
  • engraving
  • exterior
  • architecture
  • Bohemian
  • Antwerp
Provenance

R.L. Mayer

Inscription

lower left in plate: Wenceslaus Hollar delineauit, et fecit, 1649; across bottom in plate: PROSPECTVS TVRRIS ECCLESIAE CATHEDRALIS,BEATISSIMAE VIRGINIS MARIAE DEIPARAE, ANTVERPIAE*

NGA object ID 62628. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.