Virgil Solis

German · 1514–1562 · Painter, Printmaker

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Zwei Friese mit Darstellungen von Vögeln des Waldes und einem Eichhörnchen. 1529– 1562Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Sep 2021€150≈ $177≈ £128Sign up to see
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German printmaker (1514-1562)

Born 1514, NurembergDied 1562, NurembergOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Draughtsman, IllustratorWikidata Q563366 ↗ULAN 500007753 ↗Museum works 24

Also known as Solis, solis virgil, Vergilio Sole, Vergilius Solis, Virgilio Sole, Virgilius I Solis, Virgilius Solis, Virgilius Solis (1514) and 2 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Virgil Solis, Bear Hunt — **Bear Hunt**mid 16th century · Engraving
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha …

Virgil Solis, Arabesque Design on Dark Ground — **Arabesque Design on Dark Ground**1534–1562 · Etching and engraving
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933 — Open Access…

Virgil Solis, Covered Goblet With Owl — **Covered Goblet With Owl**n.d. · Etching and engraving, second of two states
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha …

Virgil Solis, Halberdier walking left and carrying a halberd over his left shoulder, two tents beyond, from "Twelve soldiers of different ranks" — **Halberdier walking left and carrying a halberd over his left shoulder, two tents beyond, from "Twelve soldiers of different ranks"**ca. 1530–62 · Engraving
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011 — Open Access…

Virgil Solis, Atalanta and Hippomemes, from "Four Mythological Scenes" — **Atalanta and Hippomemes, from "Four Mythological Scenes"**ca. 1535–62 · Engraving
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011 — Open Access…

Virgil Solis, Two men and a woman playing cards at a table, one man pressing his nose toward the woman's forehead, from a series of ten scenes of musicians and couples dancing, drinking, playing music, and playing cards — Two men and a woman playing cards at a table, one man pressing his nose toward the woman's forehead, from a series of ten scenes of musicians and couples dancing, drinking, playing music, and playing cardsca. 1535–62 · Engraving
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011 — Open Access…

Virgil Solis, Strapwork and Foliage Ornament on Dark Ground with Monkeys and other Animals — **Strapwork and Foliage Ornament on Dark Ground with Monkeys and other Animals**engraving
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Virgil Solis, Mvsica (Music) — **Mvsica (Music)**engraving
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Virgil Solis, Gramatica (Grammar) — **Gramatica (Grammar)**engraving
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Virgil Solis, Astrologia (Astrology) — **Astrologia (Astrology)**engraving
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Virgil Solis, Rhetorica (Rhetoric) — **Rhetorica (Rhetoric)**engraving
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Virgil Solis, Dialectica (Dialectics) — **Dialectica (Dialectics)**engraving
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Virgil Solis, Standing Cup — **Standing Cup**
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Virgilius Solis, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Cleveland Museum of Art

Virgil Solis, The Annunciation — **The Annunciation**
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Virgil Solis, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Virgil Solis, The Betrayal — **The Betrayal**
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Virgil Solis, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Virgil Solis, Christ at the Column — **Christ at the Column**
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Virgil Solis, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Virgil Solis, The Creation of Eve — **The Creation of Eve**
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Virgil Solis, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Virgil Solis, The Last Judgment — **The Last Judgment**
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Virgil Solis, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Virgil Solis, The Transfiguration — **The Transfiguration**
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Virgil Solis, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Virgil Solis, David and Bathsheba — **David and Bathsheba**1540
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Virgil Solis, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Virgil Solis, Schöne Figuren auß dem Ovidio (Ovid's Metamorphoses), plate twelve from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century — **Schöne Figuren auß dem Ovidio (Ovid's Metamorphoses), plate twelve from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century**1569, assembled into portfolio 1937 · Woodcut on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Print Sales Miscellaneous Fund — public domain (CC0)

Virgil Solis, Schöne Figuren vor alle Fabeln Esopi (Aesop's Fables), plate eleven from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century — **Schöne Figuren vor alle Fabeln Esopi (Aesop's Fables), plate eleven from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century**1566, assembled into portfolio 1937 · Woodcut on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Print Sales Miscellaneous Fund — public domain (CC0)

Virgil Solis, Eight Soldiers Engaged in Fencing Exercises — **Eight Soldiers Engaged in Fencing Exercises**c. 1541 · Etching on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Wallace L. DeWolf and Joseph Brooks Fair Collec…

Virgil Solis, The Taking of Jericho from Catholische Bibell, plate ten from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century — **The Taking of Jericho from Catholische Bibell, plate ten from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century**1564, assembled into portfolio 1937 · Woodcut on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Print Sales Miscellaneous Fund — public domain (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

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