Illustration from Plinius' Naturgeschichte by J. Heyden, plate 49 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century
Jost AmmanWW-1571-125021
1571·Woodcut on paper·Image: 8 × 6 cm (3 3/16 × 2 3/8 in.); Image/text: 24.8 × 15.5 cm (9 13/16 × 6 1/8 in.); Sheet: 32.3 × 20.6 cm (12 3/4 × 8 1/8 in.)
Catalogue
- Year
- 1571
- Medium
- Woodcut on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 8 × 6 cm (3 3/16 × 2 3/8 in.); Image/text: 24.8 × 15.5 cm (9 13/16 × 6 1/8 in.); Sheet: 32.3 × 20.6 cm (12 3/4 × 8 1/8 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Jost Amman
Artist
Jost Amman
Painting
Jost Amman was a Swiss-German artist, celebrated chiefly for his woodcuts, done mainly for book illustrations.
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- Jost Amman
- Year
- 1571
- Medium
- Woodcut on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 8 × 6 cm (3 3/16 × 2 3/8 in.); Image/text: 24.8 × 15.5 cm (9 13/16 × 6 1/8 in.); Sheet: 32.3 × 20.6 cm (12 3/4 × 8 1/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1571-125021
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- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
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- Status
- verified