1647
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
View of London: New Palace Yard with Westminster Hall, and the Clock House is a 1647 by Wenceslaus Hollar, a Baroque work, depicting Bohemia, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This print shows a busy courtyard with tall buildings on both sides. A large church with pointed arches sits on the left, while a tower with a clock faces the street on the right. People walk around, and horse-drawn carriages fill the road. In the center, a small pavilion with a dome stands near a flagpole. Notice how the artist used fine lines to show every detail, from the cobblestones to the folds in people’s clothes. The scene looks like a snapshot of daily life in a European city. If you like this style, look up Baroque next—it’s the movement behind this kind of precise, lively city view.
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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