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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Title Page is a 1648 ink by Wenceslaus Hollar, a Baroque work, depicting Insect, held at National Gallery of Art.
Wenceslaus Hollar’s 1644 etching shows a blank sheet of laid paper with a faint frame around it. The paper’s texture looks real—you almost want to touch it. It’s empty, yet somehow it feels finished. This isn’t just a blank page. Hollar often made prints that looked like real objects. The way the light hits the paper tricks your eye. Look up etching next.
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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