A detailed engraving of a grand cathedral with a tall clock tower, surrounded by smaller buildings and people. The intricate architectural details and the bustling scene below highlight the cathedral's prominence.

Images of Architecture

Focus Gallery

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Wenceslaus Hollar (Czech, 1607–77)
Antwerp Cathedral, 1649
Etching; first state of five
Courtesy of Dr. Robert and Margaret Leary; 2013:38.25

Drawn entirely from the collections of the JSMA, this exhibition explores different modes of representing architecture. From prints to drawings to photography, the works on view explore the ways in which artists have rendered three-dimensional space in two-dimensional form. This exhibition is organized in conjunction with ARH 607, “Representing Architecture,” a graduate-level class taught by Professor Maile Hutterer in the Department of the History of Art and Architecture.