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Italy, Wise virgin as personification of Italy, Wise and foolish virgins as European countries and provinces, print, number: '128', printmaker: Virgilius Solis, Nuremberg, 1524 - 1562, Bavaria, paper, engraving, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 80 mm x width 50 mm, Print is part of a series of ten prints with personifications of European countries and provinces as the five wise and five foolish virgins., personifications of countries, nations, states, districts, representation of wise virgin(s), A detailed black and white engraving shows the back of a woman in an ornate dress standing on a terrace. Her hair is styled in an updo with curls and she wears a beaded necklace. The dress features puffed sleeves with decorative bows, a fitted bodice with a tied sash at the waist, and a long draped skirt adorned with floral decorations and tassels. To the right a stone column and a brazier with flames sit on a pedestal. In the background a townscape with towered buildings and leafy plants appears under a sky with swirling clouds.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B40_348

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45.1Mb (7.0Mb) / 10.7in x 16.4in / 3207 x 4918 (300dpi)

Keywords

Italy Wise virgin personification Wise foolish virgins European countries provinces print number 128 printmaker Virgilius Solis Nuremberg 1524 - 1562 Bavaria paper engraving etching intaglio printmaking technique height 80 mm x width 50 mm Print part series ten prints personifications five wise five foolish virgins countries nations states districts representation wise virgin s detailed black white engraving back woman ornate dress standing terrace hair styled updo curls wears beaded necklace dress features puffed sleeves decorative bows fitted bodice tied sash waist long draped skirt adorned floral decorations tassels right stone column brazier flames sit pedestal background townscape towered buildings leafy plants under sky swirling clouds