1641
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
The Four Seasons: Winter is a 1641 by Wenceslaus Hollar, a Baroque work, depicting Bohemia, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This is a black-and-white etching of a person wrapped in thick, heavy fur. They’re holding up the collar with one hand, showing off the warm fabric. Their face is serious, with a hood pulled low over their head. At the bottom, there’s text in Latin and English about winter. The Latin and English words describe fighting cold with fire, not swords. The artist used deep shadows and light to make the fur look real. Look up chiaroscuro next to see how this lighting trick works.
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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