52 - Virgil Solis (1514–1562) – Fama

Virgil Solis (1514–1562) – Fama Description: Virgil Solis (1514–1562) – Fama (Fame) in a Landscape with Ruins. The winged personification of Fame, inscribed FAMA, strides through an extensive landscape while sounding a long curved trumpet and carrying a second instrument at her side. Behind her opens a finely detailed landscape with trees, a fortified settlement and imposing architectural ruins. A particularly attractive example of the small-scale graphic work produced by Virgil Solis and his Nuremberg workshop, remarkable for the elaborate landscape and the combination of engraving and etching. Bearing the characteristic intertwined VS monogram in the lower left. Engraving and etching, Nuremberg, c. 1550–1562. Hollstein German 122 Dimensions: 12,70 x 9,50 cm Condition: A very good, clear and well-defined impression on laid paper, trimmed on or just outside the borderline, the composition complete. Some very minor traces of age and handling and a few unobtrusive surface marks, otherwise in very good condition. Literature: Hollstein German 122 Medium: Engraving with Etching Date: 1550-1562