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Jost Amman

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Engraved title page with red and black text in a dense ornamental border of allegorical figures, putti and fruit garlands.

Zonen schieten hun vader neer met pijlen

1577

Engraved title page with architectural frame, allegorical female figures, putti and dense scrollwork around printed text, 158

Architecturale omlijsting met Voorzichtigheid (Prudentia) en Gerechtigheid (Justitia)

1583

Woodcut of Prudentia, a draped woman holding a mirror and a serpent, standing on a pedestal in a landscape.

Prudentia

1578

Woodcut of two bookbinders working in a workshop with a book press, tools on the wall, and Latin verse below.

Boekbinder

1568

Woodcut of a sower scattering seed in a field by a tree, with a village, stone tower and birds in the scene.

[Przypowieść o siewcy]

1584

Back of a paper sheet with faint print impressions, handwritten attribution to Jost Amman, and a library stamp at the bottom.

[Ofiarowanie w świątyni]

1584

Woodcut of a mounted commander in plumed armor leading a column of pikemen, framed by putti and ornamental scrolls.

Generaal voor zijn cavalerie

1573

Engraved portrait of an armored bearded man in an oval frame flanked by allegorical figures and a battle scene below.

Gaspard de Coligny, Admiral of France

1550-91

Woodcut of nude Venus seated on armor, embraced by two winged putti beside a brick arch with plants.

Venus met twee putti

1578

Engraving of a bearded man at a drafting table with an instrument, surrounded by an hourglass, books and geometric solids in

Wenzel Jamnitzer

16th century

Engraving of six circular medallions, each showing a complex geometric polyhedron with hatched shading, in a decorative frame

Zes veelvlakken met een icosaëder als uitgangspunt

1568

Engraving of six spheres showing polyhedra built from a dodecahedron, with fine hatched shading, by Jost Amman, 1568.

Zes veelvlakken met een dodecaëder als uitgangspunt

1568

Woodcut of the baptism of Christ with a dove above, onlookers in period dress, and a city skyline in an ornamental oval borde

Doop van Christus

1549

Engraving of two star-shaped polyhedra on stepped pedestals, labeled A and E.III, by Jost Amman, 1568.

Twee veelvlakken met een tetraëder als uitgangspunt

1568

Engraving of two octahedral polyhedra with lattice frames balanced on curved stone arch bases.

Twee veelvlakken met een octaëder als uitgangspunt

1568

Engraving of two wireframe cubes balanced on clusters of geometric polyhedra, numbered I, from 1568.

Twee veelvlakken met een hexaëder als uitgangspunt

1568

Engraving of two polyhedral geometric solids on decorative pedestals, one star-shaped and one cube-based, from 1568.

Twee veelvlakken met een hexaëder en een tetraëder als uitgangspunt

1568

Engraving of Judith holding a sword and a severed head, standing on a grassy mound in ornate period dress.

Judith, from "Celebrated Women of the Old Testament"

1568-96

Woodcut of an armored rider in a plumed helmet on a decorated horse with tassels and feathers, raising a sword.

Man te paard gekleed als Mars

1584

Woodcut of a man in Turkish dress on a richly decorated horse with a plumed headdress, holding a lance, beside rocks.

Man in Turkse dracht te paard

1584

Woodcut of a plumed armored rider on an ornately decorated horse holding a standard, on a grassy ground strip.

Man te paard gekleed als Aurora

1584

Woodcut of a sun-haloed rider on an ornately armored horse holding a spear, with a tree and rocky ground beside them.

Man te paard gekleed als Apollo

1584

Print of two armoured soldiers in plumed helmets and scale armour, one holding spears and the other a round shield.

Twee soldaten in Griekse dracht

1584

Two soldiers in Persian dress holding spears, one wearing a plumed turban, in a black and white print.

Twee soldaten in Perzische dracht

1584

Engraving of two polyhedra on stepped pedestals, one a skeletal icosahedron frame and the other a faceted star solid.

Twee veelvlakken met een icosaëder en een rombische triacontaëder als uitgangspunt

1568

Woodcut of a seated woman pouring liquid from a pitcher into a bowl, with an urn, grain and a book beside her.

Temperantia

1578

Woodcut of armed soldiers with spears marching toward a classical city gate, with a walled city and military camp behind.

Camillus

1549

Hand-colored woodcut of a banquet where a kneeling woman in red and green faces a seated king as a severed head is brought on

The Feast of Herod

1600