Artist: Virgil Solis or Virgilius Solis (1514 – 1562), a member of a prolific family of artists, was a German draughtsman and printmaker in engraving, etching, and woodcut.
Titled and Signed in plate: Collector's stamp AU in ink in Gothic script recto (not in Lugt).
Dimensions: 3 1/4" x 5 1/4".
Edition: The same woodcut but with a decorative ornamental printed frame and signed VS (Virgil Solis) was published in "Biblia, das ist die gantze heylige Schrifft teutsch (durch) Martin Luther" Publisher: David Zephelius 1570, p. 18 and "Biblische Figuren deß Alten Testaments, gantz künstlich gerissen. Durch den weitberümpten Vergilium Solis, Maler und Kunststecher zu Nürnberg" By Virgil Solis, Publisher: durch Johannem Wolffium, 1565, Genesis XXX.
Date: XVI C.
Materials and Techniques: woodcut on paper, letterpress verso.
Provenance:
- Collection AU.
- The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: woodcut border is cut off. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: a page from Biblia translated by Martin Luther. Unidentified edition circa 1570 - 1580.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: German School XVI C.
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