Portret van Ottheinrich von der Pfalz in een rolwerk omlijsting

About this artwork

number: ‘171’

About the Artist

Virgilius Solis · 1514–1562

Virgil Solis the Elder (1514–1562), a cornerstone of Nuremberg's Renaissance printmaking scene, was born and died in that bustling center of the Holy Roman Empire. A member of a prolific family of artists, he established a thriving workshop by 1539, producing over 2,000 prints, drawings, etchings, engravings, and woodcuts—many signed with his distinctive monogram, though often executed by assistan...