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Job afflicted with boils, with his wife and comforters. Woodcut after Virgil Solis, 1568.

Saint Luke, writing his gospel. Woodcut by J. Lucius after Virgil Solis.

Jacob dreams of the heavenly ladder; he consecrates with oil the spot where he slept; he meets Rachel, who is tending sheep in the vicinity of a Mesopotamian city. Woodcut by S.H., 1568, after V. Solis.

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Virgil Solis

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Job afflicted with boils, with his wife and comforters. Woodcut after Virgil Solis, 1568.

Saint Luke, writing his gospel. Woodcut by J. Lucius after Virgil Solis.

Jacob dreams of the heavenly ladder; he consecrates with oil the spot where he slept; he meets Rachel, who is tending sheep in the vicinity of a Mesopotamian city. Woodcut by S.H., 1568, after V. Solis.