Design for a Ewer
1546
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1546
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
You see a detailed design for a fancy wine jug. It's covered in mythical creatures like satyrs and birds. The handle and lip have satyr heads too. This print was used like a blueprint by other artists. They copied its shapes for real metal jugs. Solis ran a big print workshop in Germany. It shows how prints helped spread art ideas in the 1500s. Look up Virgil Solis (German, 1514–1562) if you want to see more of his work.
