Légende

Fama, 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 87 mm, Print is part of a series of six prints with female allegories in landscapes., Fama as Roman personification, river, city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions, A detailed monochrome engraving shows a winged figure kneeling on a rocky outcrop, raising a trumpet with a draped banner toward the sky while wearing flowing robes and ornate armor at the waist; the figure has curled hair and feathered wings. Around the figure are rugged rocks and leafy vegetation, and a river or lake stretches into the midground with small houses and a cluster of buildings along its banks. The left background contains a walled settlement with towers and cascading foliage, while the right background shows distant hills and a tall tree framing the scene. Wavy clouds fill the sky above, and decorative border lines surround the image.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A94_479

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

38.4Mo (5.6Mo) / 39.5cm x 24.3cm / 4671 x 2874 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Fama Female allegories landscapes print number 72 printmaker Virgilius Solis Nuremberg 1524 - 1562 Bavaria paper engraving etching intaglio printmaking technique height 53 mm x width 87 mm Print part series six prints female allegories Roman personification river city-view landscape man- constructions detailed monochrome engraving winged figure kneeling rocky outcrop raising trumpet draped banner sky wearing flowing robes ornate armor waist figure curled hair feathered wings rugged rocks leafy vegetation lake stretches midground small houses cluster buildings banks left background contains walled settlement towers cascading foliage right background distant hills tall tree framing scene Wavy clouds fill decorative border lines surround image