Virgil in a Basket

Lucas van Leyden, 1512 - 1516

According to legend, the magician Virgil fell in love with the Roman emperor’s daughter. One night she promised to bring him secretly to her bedchamber by drawing him up in a basket, but she left him dangling halfway to be mocked by passersby. The tale belongs to a popular 15th- and 16th-century repertory of stories illustrating women's ability to make fools of even the wisest of men.

Artwork typeprint
Object numberRP-P-OB-1811
Dimensionsheight 410 mm x width 287 mm
Physical characteristicshoutsnede

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Identification

Title(s)
Virgil in a Basket
Series title(s)
Grote serie Vrouwenlisten
Object type
Object number
RP-P-OB-1811
Description
Vergilius in mand hangend langs muur, menigte onder hem kijkend en wijzend.
Inscriptions / marks
collector's mark: Lugt 240
Catalogue reference
- Bartsch 16
- New Hollstein Dutch 180-(a)

Creation

Creation
printmaker: Lucas van Leyden, Low Countries
Dating
1512 - 1516
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Material and technique

Physical description
houtsnede
Dimensions
height 410 mm x width 287 mm

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Documentation

- L.A. Silver and S.L. Smith, 'Carnal knowledge : the late engravings of Lucas van Leyden', Nederlands Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek 29. p. 251-254.
- Edwin Wuijsen, 'Filibert in de mand : een nieuwe identificatie van een toneelscène in een tekening van Cornelis Troost', in: Edwin Buijsen et al. (red.) Kunst op papier in de achttiende eeuw : Liber Amicorum Charles Dumas, 2014 p. 32, afb. 5.

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