About this artwork
In stories told during the Renaissance the ancient Roman poet Virgil was known as a magician or sorcerer. In one legend, he became enamored of Emperor Augustus’s daughter. Uninterested in him, she tricked him into climbing into a basket to gain entry to her chambers. After pulling him halfway up the tower, she literally left him hanging, an object of public ridicule.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- Georg Pencz
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Title
- Virgil the Magician Hanging in the Basket
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Place
- Germany (Artist's nationality:)
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Date
- 1541–1542
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Medium
- Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
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Dimensions
- Image/sheet: 5.7 × 8.2 cm (2 1/4 × 3 1/4 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer
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Reference Number
- 1919.2313
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/77508/manifest.json