PAINTER
Virgil Solis
1514 - 1562

Virgil Solis
Virgil Solis or Virgilius Solis (1514 – 1 August 1562), a member of a prolific family of artists, was a German draughtsman and printmaker in engraving, etching and woodcut who worked in his native city of Nuremberg. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Virgil Solis is the 1,461st most popular painter (down from 1,394th in 2019), the 3,931st most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,709th in 2019) and the 127th most popular German Painter.
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Among PAINTERS
Among painters, Virgil Solis ranks 1,461 out of 2,023. Before him are Rudolf von Alt, Jacob Maris, Edmond Aman-Jean, Marie Vassilieff, Barbara Bodichon, and Kenneth Noland. After him are Maruyama Ōkyo, Jan Baptist Weenix, George Segal, Carl Gustaf Pilo, Ludwig Emil Grimm, and Meijer de Haan.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRudolf von Alt
1812 - 1905
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 1,455
Jacob Maris
1837 - 1899
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 1,456
Edmond Aman-Jean
1858 - 1936
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 1,457
Marie Vassilieff
1884 - 1957
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 1,458
Barbara Bodichon
1827 - 1891
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 1,459
Kenneth Noland
1924 - 2010
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 1,460
Virgil Solis
1514 - 1562
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 1,461
Maruyama Ōkyo
1733 - 1795
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 1,462
Jan Baptist Weenix
1621 - 1659
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 1,463
George Segal
1924 - 2000
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 1,464
Carl Gustaf Pilo
1711 - 1793
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 1,465
Ludwig Emil Grimm
1790 - 1863
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 1,466
Meijer de Haan
1852 - 1895
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 1,467
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1514, Virgil Solis ranks 11. Before him are Philibert de l'Orme, Guidobaldo II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino, Claude Goudimel, Cornelis Floris de Vriendt, Thomas Culpeper, and Hai Rui. After him is Baba Nobuharu. Among people deceased in 1562, Virgil Solis ranks 15. Before him are Francesco de' Rossi, Christoph Amberger, Giovanni de' Medici, François de Tournon, Claudin de Sermisy, and Peter Martyr Vermigli. After him is Maham Anga.
Others Born in 1514
Go to all RankingsPhilibert de l'Orme
ARCHITECT
1514 - 1570
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 5
Guidobaldo II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino
NOBLEMAN
1514 - 1574
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 6
Claude Goudimel
COMPOSER
1514 - 1572
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 7
Cornelis Floris de Vriendt
ARCHITECT
1514 - 1575
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 8
Thomas Culpeper
NOBLEMAN
1514 - 1541
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 9
Hai Rui
POLITICIAN
1514 - 1587
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 10
Virgil Solis
PAINTER
1514 - 1562
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 11
Baba Nobuharu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1514 - 1575
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1562
Go to all RankingsFrancesco de' Rossi
PAINTER
1510 - 1562
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 9
Christoph Amberger
PAINTER
1505 - 1562
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 10
Giovanni de' Medici
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1543 - 1562
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 11
François de Tournon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1489 - 1562
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 12
Claudin de Sermisy
COMPOSER
1490 - 1562
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 13
Peter Martyr Vermigli
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1499 - 1562
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 14
Virgil Solis
PAINTER
1514 - 1562
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 15
Maham Anga
POLITICIAN
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 16
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Virgil Solis ranks 3,933 out of 7,253. Before him are Erich Ollenhauer (1901), Prince August of Württemberg (1813), Leopold Zunz (1794), Hans Furler (1904), Friedrich Silcher (1789), and Johann Carl Fuhlrott (1803). After him are Ruth Pfau (1929), Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg (1838), Joachim Camerarius (1500), Alexander Karl, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg (1805), Mato Kósyk (1853), and Max von Schillings (1868).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsErich Ollenhauer
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1963
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 3,927
Prince August of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1813 - 1885
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 3,928
Leopold Zunz
WRITER
1794 - 1886
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 3,929
Hans Furler
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1975
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 3,930
Friedrich Silcher
COMPOSER
1789 - 1860
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 3,931
Johann Carl Fuhlrott
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1803 - 1877
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 3,932
Virgil Solis
PAINTER
1514 - 1562
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 3,933
Ruth Pfau
PHYSICIAN
1929 - 2017
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 3,934
Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1908
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 3,935
Joachim Camerarius
PHILOSOPHER
1500 - 1574
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 3,936
Alexander Karl, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg
NOBLEMAN
1805 - 1863
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 3,937
Mato Kósyk
WRITER
1853 - 1940
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 3,938
Max von Schillings
MUSICIAN
1868 - 1933
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 3,939
Among PAINTERS In Germany
Among painters born in Germany, Virgil Solis ranks 127. Before him are Elfriede Lohse-Wächtler (1899), Christian Schad (1894), Georg Muche (1895), Paul Renner (1878), Hans Hofmann (1880), and Joseph-Nicolas Robert-Fleury (1797). After him are Ludwig Emil Grimm (1790), J. C. Leyendecker (1874), Heinrich Campendonk (1889), Agnes Block (1629), Frank Auerbach (1931), and Karl Hofer (1878).
Elfriede Lohse-Wächtler
1899 - 1940
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 121
Christian Schad
1894 - 1982
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 122
Georg Muche
1895 - 1987
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 123
Paul Renner
1878 - 1956
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 124
Hans Hofmann
1880 - 1966
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 125
Joseph-Nicolas Robert-Fleury
1797 - 1890
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 126
Virgil Solis
1514 - 1562
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 127
Ludwig Emil Grimm
1790 - 1863
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 128
J. C. Leyendecker
1874 - 1951
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 129
Heinrich Campendonk
1889 - 1957
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 130
Agnes Block
1629 - 1704
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 131
Frank Auerbach
1931 - 2024
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 132
Karl Hofer
1878 - 1955
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 133