Foolish virgin as personification of Ferrara, La Ferar Orth, Wise and foolish virgins as European countries and provinces, print, 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 foolish virgin(s), Ferrara (city), A standing woman in a long, flowing gown and a veil that drapes over her head and down her back, with a decorative band and floral motifs on the bodice and a belt at the waist, holding a small container in one hand and gathering part of her skirt with the other, is depicted in a finely hatched, black-and-white engraved scene; behind her are architectural ruins with arched windows and towers, a bridge over water with reflections and grassy banks, and a distant col...
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Foolish virgin as personification of Ferrara, La Ferar Orth, Wise and foolish virgins as European countries and provinces, print, 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 foolish virgin(s), Ferrara (city), A standing woman in a long, flowing gown and a veil that drapes over her head and down her back, with a decorative band and floral motifs on the bodice and a belt at the waist, holding a small container in one hand and gathering part of her skirt with the other, is depicted in a finely hatched, black-and-white engraved scene; behind her are architectural ruins with arched windows and towers, a bridge over water with reflections and grassy banks, and a distant column and palm-like vegetation, while the lower edge of the image shows a horizontal strip with ornamental markings and printed text.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B40_353

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Foolish virgin personification Ferrara La Ferar Orth Wise foolish virgins European countries provinces print 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 foolish virgin s city standing woman long flowing gown veil drapes head down back decorative band floral motifs bodice belt waist holding small container hand gathering part skirt depicted finely hatched black- -white engraved scene architectural ruins arched windows towers bridge water reflections grassy banks distant column palm- vegetation lower edge image horizontal strip ornamental markings printed text

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