Caption

Mars, Mars with an Aries and Scorpio (signs of the zodiac), Personifications of planets, print, number: '52', printmaker: Virgilius Solis, Nuremberg, 1524 - 1562, Bavaria, paper, engraving, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 63 mm x width 111 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) Mars (Ares), Aries (zodical sign of March), Scorpio (zodiacal sign of October), Perseus, riding on Pegasus, kills the sea monster, Mars (planet), A monochrome engraving shows a central armored figure wearing a plumed helmet and holding a round shield, standing amid swirling clouds or smoke and stepping forward with one leg raised; to the left a partially visible ship lies at an angle with smoke curling around its masts and a small figure blowing a trumpet near the upper corner; to the right a winged horse rears while a helmeted rider with a round shield sits astride it and a bearded standing figure looks on from the edge; the foreground contains a small running figure with a cloak and a dog or similar animal, while the scene is framed by a rectangular border and bands of decorative lines.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A94_470

License type

Rights managed

Available size

39.1Mb (6.6Mb) / 16.2in x 9.4in / 4856 x 2811 (300dpi)

Keywords

Mars Aries Scorpio signs zodiac Personifications planets print number 52 printmaker Virgilius Solis Nuremberg 1524 - 1562 Bavaria paper engraving etching intaglio printmaking technique height 63 mm x width 111 mm Part series seven prints personifications depictions stories Ovid's Metamorphoses story of Ares zodical sign March zodiacal sign October Perseus riding Pegasus kills sea monster planet monochrome engraving central armored figure wearing plumed helmet holding round shield standing swirling clouds smoke stepping forward leg raised left partially visible ship lies angle smoke curling masts small figure blowing trumpet near upper corner right winged horse rears helmeted rider round shield sits astride bearded figure looks edge foreground contains small running figure cloak dog animal scene framed rectangular border bands decorative lines