
The Passage of the Red Sea (recto) and The Burial of Jacob (verso) from Neuwe Biblische Figuren, plate 48 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century
Jost AmmanWW-1565-007272
1565·Woodcut on paper·Image, recto: 10.9 × 15.3 cm (4 5/16 × 6 1/16 in.); Image/text, recto: 13.9 × 15.4 cm (5 1/2 × 6 1/8 in.); Image, verso: 10.9 × 15.4 cm (4 5/16 × 6 1/8 in.); Image/text, verso: 13.5 × 15.4 cm (5 3/8 × 6 1/8 in.); Sheet: 15.2 × 19.5 cm (6 × 7 11/16 in.)
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- Year
- 1565
- Medium
- Woodcut on paper
- Dimensions
- Image, recto: 10.9 × 15.3 cm (4 5/16 × 6 1/16 in.); Image/text, recto: 13.9 × 15.4 cm (5 1/2 × 6 1/8 in.); Image, verso: 10.9 × 15.4 cm (4 5/16 × 6 1/8 in.); Image/text, verso: 13.5 × 15.4 cm (5 3/8 × 6 1/8 in.); Sheet: 15.2 × 19.5 cm (6 × 7 11/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Jost Amman
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Jost Amman
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Jost Amman was a Swiss-German artist, celebrated chiefly for his woodcuts, done mainly for book illustrations.
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- Jost Amman
- Year
- 1565
- Medium
- Woodcut on paper
- Dimensions
- Image, recto: 10.9 × 15.3 cm (4 5/16 × 6 1/16 in.); Image/text, recto: 13.9 × 15.4 cm (5 1/2 × 6 1/8 in.); Image, verso: 10.9 × 15.4 cm (4 5/16 × 6 1/8 in.); Image/text, verso: 13.5 × 15.4 cm (5 3/8 × 6 1/8 in.); Sheet: 15.2 × 19.5 cm (6 × 7 11/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1565-007272
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- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
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