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Virgil Solis

Associated Names
Virgil Solis

Artist, German, 1514 - 1562

The image shows a female figure in a floating position in the sky. She is facing slightly to the right with one arm extended. She has flowing hair and is dressed in robes cinched at the waist. Two cherubic figures accompany her. The background features swirling clouds and stars. Below her is a landscape with small buildings and trees.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7973

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 446, State i/ii

  • Series Title

    Seven Liberal Arts [B. 190-196]

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1933

  • An Exhibition of Prints from the Collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1933, no. 66.

1945

  • Prints from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis, IN, 1945, no. 33.

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. LXIV (Virgil Solis, Dieter Beaujean, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 2004, 446, state i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65026321

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