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Folio Gruninger Woodcut Leaf from Virgil’s Aeneid, Trojan Horse

About the Item

Opera Vergiliana docte et familiariter exposita (Aeneis Vergiliana cum... commentariis). (Lyon: Jacques Sacon for Cyriacus Hochperg, 20 August and 2 December 1517). Measures: 29.8 x 19.7 cm Jodocus Badius Ascensius’s commentary of Virgil’s Aeneid into German (Strasbourg: Johann Grüninger 1517) was accompanied by a startling set of woodcuts from the com- plete edition of Virgil’s works edited by Sebastian Brant of 1502. Research has demonstrated that Brant was involved in the production of the woodcuts as a “concepteur”: the extremely detailed interpretation of the text by means of images implies a thorough knowledge of Virgil’s text, while the resulting visual narrative, in addition to the textual understanding supplied by the Latin writing, creates a striking and absorbing display. Bibliographic References: Brunet V, 1282; Baudrier XII, 344; Brun 322; Mambelli 136; Mortimer, Italian Books II, 537; Renouard, Badius Ascensius III, 370; not in Murray, Rothschild.
  • Similar to:
    Albrecht Dürer (Illustrator)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 12.41 in (31.5 cm)Width: 8.08 in (20.5 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Paper,Engraved,Etched
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1517
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Norwich, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU7031230342272
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