Caption

Luna, Luna with a Cancer (zodiac sign), Personifications of planets, print, Numbered lower right: VII., number: '52', printmaker: Virgilius Solis, Nuremberg, 1524 - 1562, Bavaria, paper, engraving, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 63 mm x width 112 mm, Part of a series of seven prints with personifications of the planets, zodiac signs, and depictions of stories from Ovid's Metamorphoses., moon as celestial body, chariot, triumphal car, Diana as moon-goddess, i.e. Luna (Selene), Cancer (zodiacal sign of June), A central robed female figure stands on a rounded cloud-like pedestal, holding a crescent-shaped object in one hand and a long staff in the other, with draped clothing and flowing hair; she is flanked by billowing cloud forms that frame her. To the left a partially nude male figure stands on a shell-like object in water, holding a trident and a large draped cloth, with sea creatures and rippling waves beneath him. To the right two seated nude figures embrace at the water’s edge near a small waterfall and trees, with a distant cluster of buildings on the horizon. The scene is rendered in fine engraved lines with repetitive hatching and shading across the figures, clouds, water, and landscape.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A94_472

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Rights managed

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41.3Mb (6.9Mb) / 17.2in x 9.3in / 5149 x 2802 (300dpi)

Keywords

Luna Cancer zodiac sign Personifications planets print Numbered lower right Vii number 52 printmaker Virgilius Solis Nuremberg 1524 - 1562 Bavaria paper engraving etching intaglio printmaking technique height 63 mm x width 112 mm Part series seven prints personifications zodiac signs depictions stories Ovid's Metamorphoses moon celestial body chariot triumphal car Diana moon-goddess Selene zodiacal sign June central robed female figure stands rounded cloud- pedestal holding crescent-shaped object hand long staff draped clothing flowing hair flanked billowing cloud forms frame left partially nude male figure stands shell- object water trident large draped cloth sea creatures rippling waves beneath right two seated nude figures embrace water’s edge near small waterfall trees distant cluster buildings horizon scene rendered fine engraved lines repetitive hatching shading across figures clouds landscape