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Sheet from Publius Vergilius Maro’s Opera: Georgica, f. CIII (104), depicting Virgil enthroned with the gods Pallas (Athene), Neptune, Silvanus, Augustus, and Triptolem surrounding him
Sheet from Publius Vergilius Maro’s Opera: Georgica, f. CIII (104), depicting Virgil enthroned with the gods Pallas (Athene), Neptune, Silvanus, Augustus, and Triptolem surrounding him

Sheet from Publius Vergilius Maro’s Opera: Georgica, f. CIII (104), depicting Virgil enthroned with the gods Pallas (Athene), Neptune, Silvanus, Augustus, and Triptolem surrounding him

Publisher (German, 1455 - 1533)
Editor (German, 1458 - 1521)
Datec. 1502
MediumWoodcut page from a blockbook
DimensionsImage: 6 15/16 x 5 11/16 in. (17.7 x 14.5 cm) Sheet: 12 1/2 x 8 7/16 in. (31.8 x 21.5 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Robert Getscher from the Getscher-Wilkinson Collection
CultureGerman
Object numberPC2014.14.56
ClassificationsPrint Collection
DescriptionDouble-sided sheet from a block book. Recto features text at top with woodblock illustration of the story on the bottom 2/3 of the page. Virgil is enthroned in a landscape with the five gods. All figures have a banner above their heads identifying each by name. Verso is a solid block of text.

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