Caption

Venus with a Libra and Taurus (signs of the zodiac), Venus, Personifications of planets, print, Numbered lower right: V., number: '52', printmaker: Virgilius Solis, Nuremberg, 1524 - 1562, Bavaria, paper, engraving, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 62 mm x width 108 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) Venus (Aphrodite), the Muses acting together (as group), Libra (zodiacal sign of September), Taurus (zodiacal sign of April), Venus (planet), A central standing female figure draped in flowing cloth holds a staff and a round object while clouds swirl around her; a reclining bull with a wreath rests beside her feet and several urns and vessels lie on the ground nearby. To the left, a group of partly draped figures sit and stand close together, some playing stringed instruments and a harp, with one figure blowing a horn. On the right, two partly draped figures sit entwined, one wearing a helmet-like headpiece, with trees and more cloud formations behind them. The scene is rendered in fine engraved line work with hatching and crosshatching, on a pale background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B40_374

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42.3Mb (7.3Mb) / 17.1in x 9.6in / 5122 x 2885 (300dpi)

Keywords

Venus Libra Taurus signs zodiac Personifications planets print Numbered lower right V number 52 printmaker Virgilius Solis Nuremberg 1524 - 1562 Bavaria paper engraving etching intaglio printmaking technique height 62 mm x width 108 mm Part series seven prints personifications depictions stories Ovid's Metamorphoses story of Aphrodite Muses acting together group zodiacal sign September April planet central standing female figure draped flowing cloth holds staff round object clouds swirl reclining bull wreath rests beside feet several urns vessels lie ground nearby left partly draped figures sit stand close together playing stringed instruments harp figure blowing horn right two partly figures sit entwined wearing helmet- headpiece trees cloud formations them scene rendered fine engraved line work hatching crosshatching pale background