The Poet Virgil Suspended in a Basket
The Poet Virgil Suspended in a Basket

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The Poet Virgil Suspended in a Basket,

1525

Lucas van Leyden, ca. 1494–1533; born and died Leiden, The Netherlands
2024-465

Information

Title
The Poet Virgil Suspended in a Basket
Dates

1525

Maker
Lucas van Leyden
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet trimmed to plate: 24.6 × 19 cm (9 11/16 × 7 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Peter and Elaine Liebesman in memory of Leslie Liebesman
Object Number
2024-465
Place Made

Europe, Netherlands, Leiden

Signatures
Lower left, engraved in plate: L | 1525
Reference Numbers
NHD 136 iii/iii
Culture
Netherlandish, European
Type
prints, engravings
Materials
paper (fiber product), engravings
Subject
streetscapes, architectural elements, women, baskets, children (people by age group), men, poets

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