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Virgil Solis

Associated Names
Virgil Solis

Artist, German, 1514 - 1562

This is a drawing of a procession featuring mythological and symbolic figures. The image portrays a vibrant tableau in classical style, with a series of figures and creatures positioned along a horizontal panel. To the left are depictions of classical gods or mythological entities. They are followed by a procession of figures holding scientific or musical instruments. At the center, a character sits in a chariot-like structure, drawn by fantastical beasts. To the right, other figures interact with large bovine creatures under a tree. The scene is rich with classical iconography, ornamental details, and interlaced with natural elements like trees and clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7980

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 373, 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. LXIV (Virgil Solis, Dieter Beaujean, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 2004, 373, state only.

Inscriptions

lower center, on carriage, in plate: VS [entwined as artist's monogram]; upper right, in plate: .I. / LENCZ; above figures (from left to right), in plate: VEN' MARS MELP VRANIA ELIO EVTERPE VER COPIDO FLORA SA' MERCVRI

Wikidata ID

Q65026328

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