1639
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
The Several Habits of English Women, from the Nobility to the Country Women as they are in these times: The Woman with a Fan and Mirror is a 1639 by Wenceslaus Hollar, a Baroque work, depicting Bohemia, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This is a black-and-white drawing of a woman from behind. She’s holding a fan in one hand and a small mirror in the other. Her dress has a wide skirt with vertical lines and a high collar, and she wears a necklace and earrings. The artist focused on the folds of her clothes and the way light might hit them. The woman’s outfit looks like everyday wear for a well-dressed person in the 1600s. The artist used simple lines to show how fabric moves, which was common in drawings of the time. This style of drawing is tied to the Baroque movement.
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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