Caption

Venus with a Libra and Taurus (signs of the zodiac), Venus, Personifications of planets, print, Numbered lower right: V., number: '52', printmaker: Virgilius Solis, Nuremberg, 1524 - 1562, Bavaria, paper, engraving, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 62 mm x width 108 mm, Part of a series of seven prints with personifications of the planets, signs of the zodiac, and depictions of stories from Ovid's Metamorphoses., (story of) Venus (Aphrodite), the Muses acting together (as group), Libra (zodiacal sign of September), Taurus (zodiacal sign of April), Venus (planet), A central robed female figure stands on a cloud with one foot raised, holding a staff and a heart-shaped object, a bull beside her with its head turned outward, clouds and smoke-like forms surrounding them, several vessels lying near the clouds at their feet, a group of seated figures to the left playing stringed instruments and a lyre, two seated figures on the right embracing beneath trees, a wooded landscape in the background, and a decorative rectangular border framing the scene.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A94_469

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46.8Mb (7.5Mb) / 17.7in x 10.3in / 5315 x 3078 (300dpi)

Keywords

Venus Libra Taurus signs zodiac Personifications planets print Numbered lower right V number 52 printmaker Virgilius Solis Nuremberg 1524 - 1562 Bavaria paper engraving etching intaglio printmaking technique height 62 mm x width 108 mm Part series seven prints personifications depictions stories Ovid's Metamorphoses story of Aphrodite Muses acting together group zodiacal sign September April planet central robed female figure stands cloud foot raised holding staff heart-shaped object bull beside head turned outward clouds smoke- forms surrounding them several vessels lying near feet seated figures left playing stringed instruments lyre two seated figures right embracing beneath trees wooded landscape background decorative rectangular border framing scene