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Original fileAlbumblad met zeven prenten met Adam en Eva, heiligen, ornament en een kan
About This Work
This composite sheet displays a variety of 16th-century prints, including Albrecht Dürer’s Saint George on horseback and Virgilius Solis’s personification of Logic. Central to the page is a highly detailed design for a ceremonial drinking vessel shaped like a nautilus shell and supported by sea monsters. Handwritten notes in the margins identify the artists, illustrating the historical practice of organizing and study-cataloging prints within private collections.
The collection bridges the gap between medieval hagiography and the humanist pursuit of the Seven Liberal Arts, exemplified by the 'Loica' (Logic) figure. The inclusion of the allegory of 'Libido' (Lust) and the Fall of Man reflects the period's philosophical focus on the struggle between reason and base instinct, a core concern in both Neoplatonic and Christian moral philosophy.
Inscriptions(German)
S. Constantiana. 1552 AG Desinit ingenuas animi caligine vires Contemptrix summi spurca Libido Dei LOICA V. Solis [Handwritten annotations]: Heinrich Alte-grever 1502-1562 Nürnberg Sündenfall Barthel Beham 1496-1540 Der kleine Heiliger von Albrecht Dürer
Translation
S. Constantiana. 1552 AG Filthy Lust, scorner of the Almighty God, destroys the noble powers of the soul with darkness. LOICA V. Solis [Handwritten annotations]: Heinrich Aldegrever 1502-1562 Nuremberg Fall of Man Barthel Beham 1496-1540 The Little Saint by Albrecht Dürer
Connected Texts
Virgilius Solis
Solis's series on the Seven Liberal Arts, including 'Loica', represents the foundational intellectual disciplines required for the understanding of natural and divine laws.
Heinrich Aldegrever
Aldegrever's allegories of vices, such as the 'Libido' print shown here, provided a visual vocabulary for the moral alchemy of transforming the soul.
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https://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.636680
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December 22, 2019
March 24, 2026
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