Flanders, Wise virgin as personification of Flanders, 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 framed engraving of a robed female figure standing in front of a stone architectural backdrop; she wears a large hooded cloak that wraps around her shoulders and falls in heavy, folded drapery to the ground, revealing a patterned gown and a decorative tassel hanging from the front. Her face, with stylized hair and an expressionless look, is visible within the hood and she holds a shallow bowl or brazier from which a stylized flame rises, while a small dog rests against he...
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Flanders, Wise virgin as personification of Flanders, 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 framed engraving of a robed female figure standing in front of a stone architectural backdrop; she wears a large hooded cloak that wraps around her shoulders and falls in heavy, folded drapery to the ground, revealing a patterned gown and a decorative tassel hanging from the front. Her face, with stylized hair and an expressionless look, is visible within the hood and she holds a shallow bowl or brazier from which a stylized flame rises, while a small dog rests against her side beneath the cloak. The background shows masonry structures and arched openings, a tree with twisted branches at the upper left, and a tower-like building at the right, all rendered in fine, etched linework and crosshatching.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A94_429

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50.1Mo (7.3Mo) / 28.4cm x 44.3cm / 3351 x 5229 (300dpi)

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