Stag and Hare Hunt, c. 1530-1562
Virgil Solisexpand_more
Etchingexpand_more
Gift of Elizabeth, Julie, and Catherine Andrus in memory of John and Marion Andrusexpand_more 2015.93.44
Not on Viewexpand_more
Stags were the quintessential quarry for German hunters during the Renaissance. Craftspeople would have used this hunting frieze—one of nearly 50 in Virgil Solis’s repertoire of patterns—to decorate items like game boards, powder flasks, parade shields, hunting horns, crossbow winders, and, of course, armor.
Details
- Title
- Stag and Hare Hunt
- Artist Life
- 1514–1562
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2015.93.44
- Provenance
- Antoine Vivenel (1799-1862), Lugt 190, Paris (sale Paris, July 1862). [Christopher Mendez, London; sold to Andrus]; John E. Andrus III, Wayzata, Minn.; by descent to his daughters, Elizabeth, Katie, and Julie; gave to MIA, 2015. Earlier provenances have been gathered, but further research will increase our knowledge of their histories.
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Bartsch 376 (vol. 9, p. 286); O'Dell-Franke g20 (only state); Hollstein 516 (vol. 64)
- Curator Approved
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