Virgil Solis
German Artist · 1514–1562
6 works across 2 collections on LinkedCulture
With an output of over 2,000 prints and drawings, Virgil Solis was one of Nuremberg's most prolific printmakers and book illustrators. His origins and training are unclear, though his father may have been a painter. He became a master in 1539 and often signed himself as a painter, but no evidence of that career exists. Solis aimed to produce popular, commercially successful prints on many subjects
Works
View as IIIF ↗Arabesque Design on Dark Ground
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1534–1562
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Bear Hunt
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · mid 16th century
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Boats Rowed Through Inundated Ruins
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · ca. 1550–62
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Design for a Bookplate or a Glass Etching
Getty Museum · about 1550–1560
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Design for a Frieze of Grapevines
Getty Museum · 1537
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Philosophy Enthroned
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · mid-16th century
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