Illustration to Virgil's Fourth Eclogue

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Artist/Maker	Unknown (artist) Brandt, Sebastian (publishers)
Place of origin	Strasbourg (published)

Illustration to Virgil's Fourth Eclogue, depicting Virgil and Pollio conversing over the cradle of Saloninus by the seashore.

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Categories	Prints Woodcuts Illustration
Object type	Print
Title	Illustration to Virgil's Fourth Eclogue
Materials and techniques	woodcut Paper (Fiber Product) Woodcut
Brief description	Woodcut illustration to the Fourth Eclogue, from Sebastian Brant's edition of the works of Virgil, published Strasbourg, 1502
Physical description	Illustration to Virgil's Fourth Eclogue, depicting Virgil and Pollio conversing over the cradle of Saloninus by the seashore.
Dimensions	Height: 4.625in Width: 5.75in Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1923, London: Board of Education, 1925.
Subject depicted	Virgil
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1923, London: Board of Education, 1925.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.2911-1923

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O769453/illustration-to-virgils-fourth-eclogue-print-unknown/

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