Mars, Mars with an Aries and Scorpio (signs of the zodiac), Personifications of planets, print, number: '52', printmaker: Virgilius Solis, Nuremberg, 1524 - 1562, Bavaria, paper, engraving, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 63 mm x width 111 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) Mars (Ares), Aries (zodical sign of March), Scorpio (zodiacal sign of October), Perseus, riding on Pegasus, kills the sea monster, Mars (planet), A detailed engraving shows a central armored figure wearing a plumed helmet and holding a shield and a spear, standing amid swirling clouds. To the left a ship lies among waves with mast and rigging visible and cloud-like smoke rising around it, and above a small seated figure blows a trumpet from what appears to be a wheeled chariot. To the right a winged horse flies with a mounted armored rider and a bearded standing figure nearby,...
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Mars, Mars with an Aries and Scorpio (signs of the zodiac), Personifications of planets, print, number: '52', printmaker: Virgilius Solis, Nuremberg, 1524 - 1562, Bavaria, paper, engraving, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 63 mm x width 111 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) Mars (Ares), Aries (zodical sign of March), Scorpio (zodiacal sign of October), Perseus, riding on Pegasus, kills the sea monster, Mars (planet), A detailed engraving shows a central armored figure wearing a plumed helmet and holding a shield and a spear, standing amid swirling clouds. To the left a ship lies among waves with mast and rigging visible and cloud-like smoke rising around it, and above a small seated figure blows a trumpet from what appears to be a wheeled chariot. To the right a winged horse flies with a mounted armored rider and a bearded standing figure nearby, while below a small naked figure gestures toward a reclining animal on the ground. The scene is bordered and rendered in fine engraved lines with decorative cloud forms framing the composition.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B40_375

Licence

Droits gérés

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35.8Mo (6.0Mo) / 39.8cm x 22.5cm / 4699 x 2662 (300dpi)

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