Virgil Solis

Virgil Solis
Balthasar Jenichen, Public domain

(1514–1562) German printmaker (1514-1562)

Virgil Solis (1514–1562) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a printmaker, and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Virgil Solis belongs to the chapter ‘Mannerism’ in this site’s history of art.

Virgil Solis was born in Nuremberg and died in Nuremberg. Virgil Solis worked in Nuremberg. The students included Jost Amman.

The catalogue has 18 works by Virgil Solis with free images. The dated works span the years 1540–1600. Works by Virgil Solis are held by Rosenwald Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, and drawings in the National Gallery of Art.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Marcello Venusti, Pirro Ligorio, Cornelis Floris, Willem Key, and Guglielmo della Porta.