Jost Amman (Swiss, 1539-1591)
assembled by Max Geisberg (Swiss, 1875-1943)
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
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Jost Amman (Swiss, 1539-1591)
assembled by Max Geisberg (Swiss, 1875-1943)1565, assembled into portfolio 1937
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 Amman (Swiss, 1539-1591) assembled by Max Geisberg (Swiss, 1875-1943) →woodcutprint
Date
1565, assembled into portfolio 1937
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.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Print Sales Miscellaneous Fund
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Jost Amman (Swiss, 1539-1591) assembled by Max Geisberg (Swiss, 1875-1943)
