Fine Art

Winter and Summer — History & Facts

Hollar’s rendering of the Four Seasons is very unusual. Rather than following tradition by showing seasonal scenes of peasant labour, he represented how English women modified their ensembles throughout the year. Shielding her face from the sun with a sheer veil, ‘Summer’ cools herself with a fan.

The hooded figure of ‘Winter’ cloaks herself in furs and protects her delicate, exposed skin with a mask and fur muff.

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Etching of Anna Boleyn, queen of England, by Wenceslaus Hollar

Portret van Anna Boleyn, koningin van Engeland

Wenceslaus Hollar

Bird’s eye view of Jerusalem engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar, depicting the city's silhouette and landscape.

Bird’s eye view of Jerusalem

Wenceslaus Hollar

Portrait of a French lady in elegant dress, etching by Wenceslaus Hollar

Mulier Nobilis aut Generosa Gallica / a French Lady or Gentlewoman

Wenceslaus Hollar

Cloaked female figure with intricate clothing, etching by Wenceslaus Hollar

Titelprent voor: Ornatus Muliebris Anglicanus

Wenceslaus Hollar

Oorlogsschepen en een walvis in een zeestorm, etching by Wenceslaus Hollar depicting ships and a whale in a stormy sea.

Oorlogsschepen en een walvis in een zeestorm

Wenceslaus Hollar

Etching by Wenceslaus Hollar depicting children riding goats in a mythological scene

Optocht van bacchant en jongetjes op geiten

Wenceslaus Hollar

Etching by Wenceslaus Hollar featuring dragonflies and butterflies

Twee libellen en vijf vlinders

Wenceslaus Hollar

Etching by Wenceslaus Hollar depicting Albrecht Dürer with intricate line work.

Portret van Albrecht Dürer

Wenceslaus Hollar

Ornate dagger design etching by Wenceslaus Hollar featuring floral motifs and scrollwork.

Ornamenteel ontwerp voor een dolk

Wenceslaus Hollar

Gezicht op Praag vanaf de Moldau etching by Wenceslaus Hollar depicting a river and city reflections

Gezicht op Praag vanaf de Moldau

Wenceslaus Hollar

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The Scream by Edvard Munch, oil on canvas depicting a distorted figure against a swirling sky.

The Scream

Edvard Munch

Statue of Liberty by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, neoclassicism

New York

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi

The Kiss by Gustav Klimt, oil painting of a couple embracing with intricate gold patterns.

The kiss

Gustav Klimt

Etching by Rembrandt van Rijn showing figures leaning against a wall in shadow and light.

The Hundred Guilder Print: the figures leaning on the wall in the centre left

Rembrandt van Rijn

Etching by Francisco de Goya depicting a slumbering figure surrounded by shadows.

De slaap van de rede brengt monsters voort

Francisco de Goya

De vier ruiters van de apocalyps by Albrecht Dürer, etching on paper depicting four horsemen.

De vier ruiters van de apocalyps

Albrecht Dürer