Leda and the swan, print, number: '108', printmaker, after print by, Bavaria, Nuremberg, Virgilius Solis, paper, engraving, intaglio printmaking technique, height 50 mm x width 95 mm, Jupiter, in the shape of a swan, and Leda, A reclining nude figure with curled hair rests against a draped cushion while a large swan curves around and touches the person's face; the scene is rendered in fine engraved lines with crosshatching, showing foliage, a distant walled town, grasses, and decorative border elements.
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Leda and the swan, print, number: '108', printmaker, after print by, Bavaria, Nuremberg, Virgilius Solis, paper, engraving, intaglio printmaking technique, height 50 mm x width 95 mm, Jupiter, in the shape of a swan, and Leda, A reclining nude figure with curled hair rests against a draped cushion while a large swan curves around and touches the person's face; the scene is rendered in fine engraved lines with crosshatching, showing foliage, a distant walled town, grasses, and decorative border elements.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A94_451

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Rights managed

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40.8Mb (5.6Mb) / 17.0in x 9.3in / 5104 x 2791 (300dpi)

Keywords

Leda swan print number 108 printmaker Bavaria Nuremberg Virgilius Solis paper engraving intaglio printmaking technique height 50 mm x width 95 mm Jupiter shape reclining nude figure curled hair rests draped cushion large curves touches person's face scene rendered fine engraved lines crosshatching showing foliage distant walled town grasses decorative border elements

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