Caption

Personifications of love, lust, and chastity, Mythological scenes, print, number: '71', printmaker: Virgilius Solis, Nuremberg, 1524 - 1562, Bavaria, paper, engraving, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 58 mm x width 90 mm, This print is part of a series of at least four prints with mythological scenes., A detailed monochrome engraving shows a wooded landscape with clouds and distant hills, a cluster of trees and a tall tree trunk in the foreground, a partially ruined castle on a hill at the right, and a rocky outcrop near the center; several human figures recline and sit among drapery on the ground, one reclining figure appears nude with drapery under them, another figure leans forward covering their face with an arm, a bearded standing man with outstretched arms faces the reclining group, a woman sits with drapery over her lap near the tree, and a smaller head peeks from behind foliage at the left, while scattered pebbles and tufts of grass dot the ground.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A94_448

License type

Rights managed

Available size

33.9Mb (4.6Mb) / 14.3in x 9.2in / 4296 x 2760 (300dpi)

Keywords

Personifications love lust chastity Mythological scenes print number 71 printmaker Virgilius Solis Nuremberg 1524 - 1562 Bavaria paper engraving etching intaglio printmaking technique height 58 mm x width 90 mm part series four prints mythological scenes detailed monochrome engraving wooded landscape clouds distant hills cluster trees tall tree trunk foreground partially ruined castle hill right rocky outcrop near center several human figures recline sit drapery ground reclining figure nude drapery under them another figure leans forward covering face arm bearded standing man outstretched arms faces reclining group woman sits lap near tree smaller head peeks foliage left scattered pebbles tufts grass dot ground