Philosophy Enthroned

Virgil Solis German

mid-16th century

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Title: Philosophy Enthroned
Artist: Virgil Solis (German, (?) 1514–1562 Nuremberg)
Date: mid-16th century
Medium: Pen and black ink, watercolor, gouache, heightened with gold paint; framing line in brown ink
Dimensions: Sheet: 9 3/4 × 7 1/16 in. (24.7 × 18 cm)
Mount: ca. 14 3/16 × 10 1/16 in. (36 × 25.5 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Acquisitions Fund, 2014
Object Number: 2014.646
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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