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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Antwerp Cathedral is a 1649 ink by Wenceslaus Hollar, a Baroque work, depicting Grote Kerk, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows Antwerp Cathedral’s tall towers rising above a quiet street. The buildings in the foreground are small and simple. The church looms large but feels far away. The artist used fine lines to show texture in stone and fabric. He made distant figures look tiny just for scale. This was a common trick in 17th-century art. Look for more work by the same hand next time you visit the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Wenceslaus Hollar (Czech: Václav Hollar (Czech pronunciation: ), German: Wenzel Hollar; 23 July 1607 – 25 March 1677) was a Czech engraver, etcher and painter.
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