Virgilius’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Schöne Figuren auß dem Ovidio (Ovid's Metamorphoses), plate twelve from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century
Virgil Solis, the elder (German, 1514-1562) assembled by Max Geisberg (Swiss, 1875-1943)

Illustration from Heldenbuch, plate 32 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century
Virgil Solis, the elder (German, 1514-1562) and Jost Amman (Swiss, 1539-1591) assembled by Max Geisberg (Swiss, 1875-1943)

Schöne Figuren vor alle Fabeln Esopi (Aesop's Fables), plate eleven from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century
Virgil Solis, the elder (German, 1514-1562) assembled by Max Geisberg (Swiss, 1875-1943)

The Taking of Jericho from Catholische Bibell, plate ten from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century
Virgil Solis, the elder (German, 1514-1562) assembled by Max Geisberg (Swiss, 1875-1943)

Eight Soldiers Engaged in Fencing Exercises
Virgil Solis, the Elder German, 1514-1562

Squatting Monster with Human Head and Wings
Virgilius Solis, the Elder (German, 1514-1562) or Baccio del Bianco (Italian, 1604-1656)

After Carving with Medusa Head
Virgilius Solis, the Elder (German, 1514-1562) or Unknown artist (French, 1500-1599)

Fountain Figures
After Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Italian, 1598-1680) or possibly after Perino del Vaga (Italian, 1500/01-1547) or Virgilius Solis, the Elder (German, 1514-1562)

Susanna Surprised by the Elders, from The Story of Susanna
Heinrich Aldegrever German, 1502-c.1560

Eve
Lucas Cranach the Elder (German, 1472–1553)

The Crucifixion
Lucas Cranach the Elder (German, 1472–1553)

The Penitence of Saint John Chrysostom
Lucas Cranach the Elder German, 1472-1553

Adam
Lucas Cranach the Elder (German, 1472–1553)

Saint Christopher
Lucas Cranach the Elder German, 1472-1553

Lovers Surprised by Death
Hans Burgkmair the Elder German, 1473-1531

Portrait of Magdalena of Saxony, Wife of Elector Joachim II of Brandenburg
Lucas Cranach the Elder (German, 1472–1553)

Bouquet of Flowers in an Earthenware Vase
Attributed to Jan Brueghel the Elder (Flemish, 1568–1625)

Equestrian Portrait of the Emperor Maximilian I
Hans Burgkmair the Elder German, 1473-1531

Susanna and the Elders
Annibale Carracci Italian, 1560-1609

Virgin and Child with Saint Anne, Saint Gereon, and a Donor
Bartholomäus Bruyn the Elder (German, 1493–1555)