Virgil Solis, “Allegory on Geometry, c1540

Virgil Solis (1514–1562)

“Allegory on Geometry” (ala “Geometry (Geometria) above Ruined Buildings” “Meetkunde (Geometria) boven ruïneuze bouwwerken” [Rijksmuseum title]; “Geometrie”), c1540 (1524–1562 [Rijksmuseum attrib.]).

Etching with engraving on laid paper trimmed around the image borderline and backed with a support sheet providing wide margins.

Size: (sheet) 10.4 x 8.8 cm.

Inscribed within the image borderline: (lower-left corner): “[artist’s monogram] VS”; (on tablet at upper centre) “LE MERI”—Note that my reading of this tablet may be incorrect and it may read “IE ME’RI”.

Hollstein German 456 (Dieter Beaujean [comp.] 2004, “German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, ca.1400–1700: Virgil Solis: Part I”, vol. 63, Rotterdam, Sound and Vision, p. 128, cat. no. 456); not described in TIB (Jane S Peters & Walter L Strauss [eds.] 1987, “The Illustrated Bartsch: German Masters of the Sixteenth Century”, vol. 19 [Part 1]).

See also the description of this print offered by the Rijksmuseum: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.177999.

Condition: a strong and well-printed early impression with no significant stains, holes or folds, trimmed slightly unevenly around the image borderline with rounding of the lower right corner and laid onto a support of archival (millennium quality) washi paper providing wide margins.

I am selling this exceptional rare etching (with engraving)—note that this print is so rare that it escaped been recorded in the TIB catalogue—monogramed by the great Virgil Solis and showing a cloud-borne female personification of Geometry looking down upon architectural ruins, for the total cost of AU$415 (currently/approximately US$271.88/EUR251.19/GBP211.53 at the time of posting this listing) including Express Mail (EMS) postage and handling to anywhere in the world, but not (of course) any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries. Note that payment is in Australian dollars (AU$415) as this is my currency.

If you are interested in purchasing this small and richly detailed etching, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

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