Title Page from Diversae Insectorum...Figurae

Prints and Drawings

after 1644

Wenceslaus Hollar
Bohemian, 1607-1677

A prolific and multitalented artist, Wenceslaus Hollar produced almost 3,000 etchings over the course of some 50 years, with subjects ranging from fashion and portraiture to architecture and landscape. This etching is the title page to a set of six scientific renderings of insects and other small creatures. Remarkable for their virtuosity and detail, the technical presentation of these works is most likely attributed to the invention of the microscope at the end of the 16th century.

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Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar
Title: Title Page from Diversae Insectorum...Figurae
Place: Bohemia (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1644–1652
Medium: Etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Sheet, trimmed within platemark: 11.6 × 18.1 cm (4 5/8 × 7 3/16 in.)
Credit Line: Joseph Brooks Fair Fund
Reference Number: 1925.1529
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