Antwerp Cathedral (Prospectvs Tvrris Ecclesiæ Cathedralis)

Wenceslaus Hollar

1649 · Etching; fourth state of four (NH) · Drawings and Prints

Antwerp Cathedral is shown from the west with a finished tower and spire at left and an unfinished tower covered with temporary roof and turret at right. A procession of clergy and soldiers escort a shrine from the street at right towards the west door. At left there is a narrow street with a fountain, passers-by and dogs in a small square.

Artist

Wenceslaus Hollar

Date

1649

Medium

Etching; fourth state of four (NH)

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917