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Jost Amman

 
Jost Amman

16th century German printmaker
(Zurich, Switzerland, ca. 1539 (active in Germany) - 1591, Nuremberg, Germany)

born in Switzerland but worked primarily in Germany

2 objects

Cartouche with Coat of Arms

ca. 1539-1591
etching and mezzotint on paper
Gift of Marvin S. Sadik, Honorary Degree, 1978
1991.74
 

Human Alphabet

1567
woodcut with letterpress on beige wove paper
Bequest of David P. Becker, Class of 1970
2011.69.4