Strapwork and Foliage Ornament on Dark Ground with Monkeys and other Animals

Virgil Solis

Associated Names
Virgil Solis

Artist, German, 1514 - 1562

The image shows ornate lines and shapes forming an abstract pattern. Swirling lines and leaf-like motifs create the pattern, with a central circular object featuring face-like features. Symmetrical figures resembling mythical creatures or animals intertwine with the foliage above and below. The design merges abstract elements with suggestions of animals in symmetrical harmony.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7971

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 946, State only

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

1949

  • Hollstein's German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. Vol. LXV (Virgil Solis, Dieter Beaujean, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 2004, 946, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q65026320

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