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Jost Amman · 1570
Jost Amman: 1539–1591
Other names (27)
Allamagna, Giusto d'Alemagna, Giusto d'Allamagna, I. Amman, Iodoco Amano, Iodoco Amman, Iodocus Amman, Jobst Amman, Jobst Ammann, Jobst Ammon, Jodocus Amman, Joos Amman von Ravensburg, Joost van Ravensburg, Jos Amann, Jos Amman, Jos Ammann, Jos Ammon, jost amman, Jost Ammann, Jost Ammon, Jost von Ravensburg, Justus Amman, Justus d'Allamagna, Justus d'Allemagna, Justus de Alemannia, Justus de Allamagna, Justus de Allemagna
Biography
Jost Amman (June 13, 1539 – March 17, 1591) was a Swiss-German artist, celebrated chiefly for his woodcuts, done mainly for book illustrations.
Amman was born in Zürich, the son of a professor of Classics and Logic. He was himself well-educated. Little of his personal history is known beyond the fact that he moved to Nuremberg in 1560, where he took on citizenship and continued to reside until his death in March 1591. He worked initially with Virgil Solis, then a leading producer of book illustrations.
His productivity was very remarkable, as may be gathered from the statement of one of his pupils, who said that the drawings he made during a period of four years would have filled a hay wagon. A large number of his original drawings are in the Berlin print room. About 1,500 prints are attributed to him. He was one of the last major producers of woodcuts for books, as during his career engravings were gradually taking over that role.
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Influenced by
- Virgil Soliseditorial inference
Evidence
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Museums & collections
Documented holdings of works attributed to Jost Amman. Check the museum’s record for current display information.
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art49 recorded works
- National Gallery of Art6 recorded works
- Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK)2 recorded works
- musée des beaux-arts — Caen1 recorded work
- musée des beaux-arts — Rennes1 recorded work
- musée national du château de Pau — Pau1 recorded work
- The Cleveland Museum of Art1 recorded work
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