The image depicts a landscape dominated by a circular embankment with a row of buildings, city walls, and a church labeled "S. Ulrich" on the horizon. The cityscape is nestled behind a grassy mound with bushes. The illustration features precise black linework for the hillside and buildings, with various hatching and stippling techniques used for clouds and skies. The color palette includes shades of cream and black, typical of a monochromatic etching. Figures in period attire walk along a path circling the embankment, adding scale. In the distance, the cityscape with steeples and towers merges with the sky filled with stylized cumulus clouds.
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The image depicts a landscape dominated by a circular embankment with a row of buildings, city walls, and a church labeled "S. Ulrich" on the horizon. The cityscape is nestled behind a grassy mound with bushes. The illustration features precise black linework for the hillside and buildings, with various hatching and stippling techniques used for clouds and skies. The color palette includes shades of cream and black, typical of a monochromatic etching. Figures in period attire walk along a path circling the embankment, adding scale. In the distance, the cityscape with steeples and towers merges with the sky filled with stylized cumulus clouds.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Augsburg

Wenceslaus Hollar

Date
1635
Medium
etching
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.4911
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E

Portfolio and series

Series
Amoenissimae Aliquot ... Effigies [Pennington 695-718]

Subjects and terms

  • Landscape
  • Bohemian
  • Fence
  • City
  • Figures
  • Cloud

NGA object ID 7833. 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.