The Seven Liberal Arts
Maker
Virgil Solis
(German, 1514-1562)
ClassificationsPRINTS
Date1530-1562
Mediumengraving
Dimensions1 9/16 x 6 15/16 in. (4 x 17.6 cm.)
InscribedInscribed: Tag; Mark; Label RECTO, ACROSS TOP OVER EACH OF THE SEVEN FIGURES: 'I. Gramatica... 2. Dialectia... 3. Rhetorica... 4. Arithmet... 5. Musica... 6. Geometria... 7. Astrologia'. RECTO, ON A LOWER BAND, APPROX. 1/4 OF WAY FROM TOP OF SHEET: FAR LEFT SIDE: 'Die VII' FAR RIGHT SIDE: 'FREIKVNST' (THERE IS A LINE ABOVE THE 'EI' AND THE 'T' IS ON TOP OF THE 'S'). RECTO, BOTTOM CENTER, 'VS' INSIGNIA INSIDE A 4-SIDED SHAPE. VERSO, LEFT CENTER REGION, SEEBERGER COLLECTOR MARK, BLACK INK, FAINT. VERSO, UPPER RIGHT CORNER, RED CIRCULAR STAMP WITH A DIAMOND DESIGN IN CENTER. THREE LABELS ADHERED TO MATTING: 1) LARGE RECTANGULAR: 'B182/ CLL 206/ Virgil Solis/ Nuremberg 1514-62... EN/ET'. 2) BENEATH FIRST: '455'. 3) CENTER RECTANGULAR: 'Les Sept Arts Liberaux'.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Charles D. Seeberger Collection.
Status
Not on viewObject number41.5.455
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