1641
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Winter is a 1641 ink by Wenceslaus Hollar, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a woman dressed in heavy winter clothes. She’s wrapped in a thick fur cloak and wears a hood pulled low over her head. One hand rests on a book or paper she holds open, while the other holds the fur close. The background is plain, with a dark curtain or wall behind her. The print has text on either side—one side says *HYEMS* (Latin for "Winter") and the other describes fighting cold with fire. This isn’t a painting but an etching, which means the artist scratched lines into a metal plate to create the image. Look up etching to see how artists like this made detailed prints.
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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