Zu Bonn, from "European Views"
ca. 1635
Medium
Etching; second state of three
Dimensions
Sheet: 3 5/16 × 5 1/16 in. (8.4 × 12.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917
Accession Number
17.50.17-408
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Art Historical Context
"Zu Bonn," an etching from Wenceslaus Hollar’s "European Views" series, offers a compact yet vivid glimpse of the Rhine River city around 1635. Published by John Overton, the small print (just 3 5/16 by 5 1/16 inches) depicts a tranquil riverside scene with clustered buildings and boats, capturing the everyday rhythm of 17th-century European life along one of the continent’s great waterways. Hollar, celebrated for his precise topographical etchings, used the medium’s fine lines to render architectural details and water reflections with remarkable clarity. This second state of three shows the ...
About the Artist
John Overton|Wenceslaus Hollar (British|Bohemian) · 1640 |1607 –1713 |1677
British, London 1640–1713 London|Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London