Necessarily the personal work of the master himself.īearing Solis' cuts appeared in 1563, a year after the artist's death. Indicates that the work was the product of Solis' workshop, and was not Which bear this monogram, it can be safely assumed that this signature From the uneven quality of the large number of prints On this cut, etched into the side of Diana's bathing pool, to the left of Solis' distinctive monogram is clearly visible Much of this work, however, is derivative andīorrows heavily from the compositions of other German and Italian masters. His output, which was extremely versatile, included manyĭesigns for craftsmen working in media such as furniture and jewellery, as wellĪs engravings for various printed works: from 1540, he and his workshop created Representative of a group of artists known as the German mannerists who partlyįollowed in Dürer's tradition, Solis was one of the most prolific artists of the It is estimated that from 1500 to 1599 some one hundred illustrated versionsĪre the work of the great Nuremberg engraver, Virgil Solis (1514-1562). Poem adorned with woodcuts was issued by Colard Mansion in Bruges in 1484, while Was one of the most frequently illustrated the first printed edition of Ovid's In Europe throughout the 16th century and the period is renowned for the high

Times for an enthusiastic audience of scholars and laymen who demanded moreĪnd more translations, adaptations and illustrated versions of the poem. Metamorphoses was regarded as a classic, and it was reprinted many The works of Latin authors were well known Was exiled by Augustus for an unspecified indiscretion. It was completed by Ovid (43 BC - AD 18) shortly before he Over 100 stories from myth and legend loosely connected by the theme of Perseus rescues Andromeda from the sea monster September 1999 Ovid: Metamorphoses Illustrated by Virgil Please note that these pages are from our old (pre-2010) website the presentation of these pages may now appear outdated and may not always comply with current accessibility guidelines.

Meta morphoses