Hunterian Ba.2.15 1596, printed at Antwerp by Joannes Moretus, with 178Ĭopperplates by Peter van der Borcht (NB. Hunterian Br.2.19 1584, printed at Venice by B. 17 cuts are different from the 1557 edition and 8 cuts have Illustrated editions of the Metamorphoses:ġ557, printed at Lyons by Jean de Tournes, with 178 woodcuts by Bernard SalomonīD1-g.27 1559, printed at Lyons by Jean de Tournes, with 187 woodcuts byīernard Salomon (NB. Maxwell which was bequeathed to Glasgow University Library in 1956 and now Up to 1652, with accompanying texts in Dutch, Flemish, German, Latin and Popular and were widespread, the blocks being re-used in 25 successive editions Originality, there is undoubtedly great skill and energy in his illustrations.Ĭertainly, these cuts for the Metamorphoses proved to be extremely Inįact, rather than improving on Salomon, Solis' work is usually criticisedįor being heavy-handed and lacking the fineness of Salomon's artistry. Space for any embellishment or further interpretation of the scenes. It is interesting to note thatĪlthough Solis was working on a larger scale, he does not use his extra Solis's cuts are reversed and larger than the His death after his home-made wings have melted from flying too closely to The same episode of Daedalus watching in horror as his son Icarus falls to The resemblance between theĬuts is obvious in comparing the illustrations depicted here, each showing Illustrated editions of the work reveals that his designs are in fact closeĬopies of those produced by the Lyonese artist Bernard Salomon for anĮdition printed by Jean de Tournes in 1557.ġ78 fables as can be found in Salomon's edition. Solis designed 178 woodcuts in all for this The different elaborate woodcut borders which act as frames to each design. The dominance of the cuts in this edition is underlined by Nearly 12,000 lines in 15 books, it is clear that in this version theĬommentary of quatrains is of secondary importance to the forceful The title-page: he is the author of the German and Latin tetrastichs whichĬonsidering that Ovid's original poem ran to That this is a work adapted from Ovid's poem is evident from the prominentĪuthorial emphasis given to Johannes Posthius of Germersheim (1537-1597) on Two languages being differentiated by the use of roman and gothic typefaces. The title-page is in Latin and German, the The heirs of Wygand Galli, as was our later oblong octavo edition from 1569.įeyerabend, who controlled most of the Frankfurt book trade, was one of the Was published by the consortium of George Corvinus, Sigmund Feyerabend and 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.
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