Flanders, Wise virgin as personification of Flanders, Wise and foolish virgins as European countries and provinces, print, number: '128', printmaker: Virgilius Solis, Nuremberg, 1524 - 1562, Bavaria, paper, engraving, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 80 mm x width 50 mm, Print is part of a series of ten prints with personifications of European countries and provinces as the five wise and five foolish virgins., personifications of countries, nations, states, districts, representation of wise virgin(s), A framed engraving of a robed female figure standing in front of a stone architectural backdrop; she wears a large hooded cloak that wraps around her shoulders and falls in heavy, folded drapery to the ground, revealing a patterned gown and a decorative tassel hanging from the front. Her face, with stylized hair and an expressionless look, is visible within the hood and she holds a shallow bowl or brazier from which a stylized flame rises, while a small dog rests against he...
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Flanders, Wise virgin as personification of Flanders, Wise and foolish virgins as European countries and provinces, print, number: '128', printmaker: Virgilius Solis, Nuremberg, 1524 - 1562, Bavaria, paper, engraving, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 80 mm x width 50 mm, Print is part of a series of ten prints with personifications of European countries and provinces as the five wise and five foolish virgins., personifications of countries, nations, states, districts, representation of wise virgin(s), A framed engraving of a robed female figure standing in front of a stone architectural backdrop; she wears a large hooded cloak that wraps around her shoulders and falls in heavy, folded drapery to the ground, revealing a patterned gown and a decorative tassel hanging from the front. Her face, with stylized hair and an expressionless look, is visible within the hood and she holds a shallow bowl or brazier from which a stylized flame rises, while a small dog rests against her side beneath the cloak. The background shows masonry structures and arched openings, a tree with twisted branches at the upper left, and a tower-like building at the right, all rendered in fine, etched linework and crosshatching.

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Flanders Wise virgin personification Wise foolish virgins European countries provinces print number 128 printmaker Virgilius Solis Nuremberg 1524 - 1562 Bavaria paper engraving etching intaglio printmaking technique height 80 mm x width 50 mm Print part series ten prints personifications five wise five foolish virgins countries nations states districts representation wise virgin s framed engraving robed female figure standing front stone architectural backdrop wears large hooded cloak wraps shoulders falls heavy folded drapery ground revealing patterned gown decorative tassel hanging face stylized hair expressionless look visible within hood holds shallow bowl brazier stylized flame rises small dog rests side beneath background masonry structures arched openings tree twisted branches upper left tower- building right rendered fine etched linework crosshatching

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