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 monochrome engraving shows a robed female figure standing beside a gnarled tree in a rocky coastal landscape; she wears a long dress with decorative hems and a draped cloak, her hair styled and partially covered, and she holds a rope or chain that hangs down from her hands. Around her are textured trees and bushes with detailed foliage, rough stones underfoot, tall reeds or grasses to her side, and a body of water with rippling lines extending toward the horizon. In the distant background there are ruined buildings and towers clustered among trees on a shoreline, and on a distant cliff a small chapel-like structure with a cross perched near...
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 monochrome engraving shows a robed female figure standing beside a gnarled tree in a rocky coastal landscape; she wears a long dress with decorative hems and a draped cloak, her hair styled and partially covered, and she holds a rope or chain that hangs down from her hands. Around her are textured trees and bushes with detailed foliage, rough stones underfoot, tall reeds or grasses to her side, and a body of water with rippling lines extending toward the horizon. In the distant background there are ruined buildings and towers clustered among trees on a shoreline, and on a distant cliff a small chapel-like structure with a cross perched near the edge. The sky is filled with stylized clouds rendered in curved lines.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B40_381

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34.2Mb (5.1Mb) / 14.8in x 9.0in / 4431 x 2697 (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 monochrome engraving robed female figure standing beside gnarled tree rocky coastal landscape wears long dress decorative hems draped cloak hair styled partially covered holds rope chain hangs down hands textured trees bushes detailed foliage rough stones underfoot tall reeds grasses side body water rippling lines extending horizon distant background ruined buildings towers clustered trees shoreline distant cliff small chapel- structure cross perched near edge sky filled stylized clouds rendered curved lines

Please log in to download the high resolution file