Artist: [previously attributed to] 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.
Title: Throne of Solomon.
Dimensions: Sheet 2 3/8" x 3 3/8". Mat 8" x 10".
Date: c. 1548.
Materials and Techniques: woodcut on paper, letterpress verso.
Mat and Frame: Matted.
Provenance: 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: The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: unidentified Bible edition XVI C.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: German School XVI C.
Note:
This woodcut was printed in a 1548 Bible edition by Jasper von Gennep and Alexander Blankaert. However, the letterpress verso does not match the woodcut displayed. Despite the attribution on the mat's back, there is no confirmation of Virgil Solis being the author. Moreover, there are differences between this woodcut and Solis's "Salomon auf dem Throne", featured in Eduard Ubisch's "Virgil Solis und seine biblischen Illustrationen für den Holzschnitt" No. 93, from "Die Züricher Bibel" of 1531, the sole known "The Throne of Solomon" by V. Solis.