Légende

Personification of the Earth with four putti as the four elements, print, number: '122', printmaker: Virgilius Solis, Nuremberg, 1524 - 1562, Bavaria, paper, engraving, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 80 mm x width 133 mm, vegetables, year divided into four seasons, earth (one of the four elements), A detailed monochrome engraving shows a reclining nude female figure adorned with leafy vines and fruit in her hair, leaning on a cushion and holding a curved object near her shoulder. Around her are several cherubic children with rounded faces and curly hair; one child holds a long-handled shovel-like tool, another leans against a column of foliage, and a third reaches toward the group from above. Decorative foliage, flowers, and clusters of fruit fill the lower foreground and surround the figures, while vertical plant-like forms rise behind them. The scene is rendered in fine linework with cross-hatching and stippling textures across the figures and background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B40_367

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

36.6Mo (8.0Mo) / 39.8cm x 23.0cm / 4704 x 2720 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Personification Earth four putti four elements print number 122 printmaker Virgilius Solis Nuremberg 1524 - 1562 Bavaria paper engraving etching intaglio printmaking technique height 80 mm x width 133 mm vegetables year divided four seasons earth detailed monochrome engraving reclining nude female figure adorned leafy vines fruit hair leaning cushion holding curved object near shoulder several cherubic children rounded faces curly hair child holds long-handled shovel- tool another leans column foliage third reaches group Decorative foliage flowers clusters fruit fill lower foreground surround figures vertical plant- forms rise them scene rendered fine linework cross-hatching stippling textures across background