Ankunfft Und herkommen der weitberümbten herrlichen Statt Venedig Sambt derselben gewaltigen Herrschafft

About this artwork

Processie van de doge op Hemelvaartsdag over het San Marcoplein te Venetië. De processie leidt naar de Bucintoro, de galei van de doge. Eens per jaar 'huwde' de doge tijdens het Festa della Sensa op ceremoniële wijze met de Adriatische Zee door vanaf deze galei een ring in het water te werpen.

Art Historical Context

Behold *Ankunfft Und herkommen weitberümbtenlichen Statt Vened Sambt derselben gewigen Herrschafft*Arrival and Origin of the Renowned Magnificent City of and Its Powerful Dominion), a captivating 1679 engraving on paper by Jost Am (1539–1591), measuring 433 × 343 mm. This detailed work vividly captures the grand procession of Venice's doge on Ascension Day across the iconic Piazza San Marco, winding toward the ornate Bucintoro—the doge's ceremonial galley. The scene commemorates the *Festa della Sensa* (Feast of the Ascension), a cherished annual ritual where the doge symbolically "married" t...

About the Artist

Jost Amman · 1539–1591

Jost Amman (1539–1591) was a Swiss-born woodcut designer, engraver, and illustrator who became one of the most prolific and influential graphic artists of sixteenth-century Germany, producing an output of extraordinary range and technical virtuosity that shaped the visual culture of the later Reformation era. Born in Zurich, Amman moved to Nuremberg around 1560, the city that had been the center o...