Georg Pencz, Virgil Solis - Winter

Plate from Triumphal Processions of the Four Seasons (Hollstein 375-378) engraved by Virgil Solis. o'Dell has identified the carriages with the figures as after Pencz's designs for glass paintings in Erlangen. Saturn, Hiems and Janus seated on a wooden cart drawn by an ass on which Ocium is sitting; Aelos walking ahead of the cart at right; Senectus as an old woman and Gout as an old man at left (H.376).
Dimensions: 5,30 x 24,30 cm each Artist Name: Virgil Solis (1514-1562) Literature: Hollstein / German engravings, etchings and woodcuts c.1400-1700 (376) --- O'Dell-Franke 1977 / Kupferstiche und Radierungen aus der Werkstatt des Virgil Solis (e.9) --- Bartsch / Le Peintre graveur (IX.262.136) Medium: Pair of Engravings Circa: 1530-1562 Notes: All measurements are taken on the plate mark. All lot's are listed with several high resolution images, which is the best way to give a clear and objective idea of the general very good condition. Textual condition description is limited, so please examine the images carefully and ask for more info if needed.

Condition: Good impression on a dense laid paper. Visible plate border and mainly tread margins. Nice condition and original period impression.