Caption

Imprisonment, Female allegories in landscapes, print, number: '72', printmaker: Virgilius Solis, Nuremberg, 1524 - 1562, Bavaria, paper, engraving, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 53 mm x width 86 mm, Print is part of a series of six prints with female allegories in landscapes., city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions, A detailed black and white engraving shows a robed figure standing beside a gnarled tree near a shoreline, the figure wearing a flowing garment and a cloak draped over one shoulder with one hand resting on the torso and the other hanging by the side; surrounding the central figure are dense foliage, bushes, and twisted tree trunks, with rocky ground and tufts of grass beneath; to the left a distant ruinous building with domes and towers is visible among trees, while to the right coastal cliffs rise above the water and a small structure sits atop one of the rocks; swirling clouds fill the sky and the sea meets the shore with textured waves.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A94_477

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Rights managed

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37.5Mb (5.4Mb) / 15.4in x 9.5in / 4606 x 2844 (300dpi)

Keywords

Imprisonment Female allegories landscapes print number 72 printmaker Virgilius Solis Nuremberg 1524 - 1562 Bavaria paper engraving etching intaglio printmaking technique height 53 mm x width 86 mm Print part series six prints female allegories city-view landscape man- constructions detailed black white engraving robed figure standing beside gnarled tree near shoreline figure wearing flowing garment cloak draped shoulder hand resting torso hanging side surrounding central figure dense foliage bushes twisted tree trunks rocky ground tufts grass beneath left distant ruinous building domes towers visible trees right coastal cliffs rise water small structure sits atop rocks swirling clouds fill sky sea meets shore textured waves