Festa della Sensa (eerste gedeelte)

About this artwork

Eerste gedeelte van een grote voorstelling van de Festa della Sensa. De voorstelling is gedrukt van veertien blokken, de titel van vijf blokken en het onderschrift bestaat uit vijf delen van elk drie kolommen Duits tekst. De veertien blokken die samen de voorstelling vormen zijn in de titels met de klok mee vanaf linksboven genummerd. In de collectie Rijksmuseum bevinden zich twee complete exemplaren inclusief titel en onderschrift. Omdat niet alle delen van de titel en het onderschrift op afzon...

Art Historical Context

**Festa della Sensa (erste Gedeelte)** by Jost Amman (1679) captures the grandeur of Venice's iconic Festa della Sensa, a Ascension Day festival symbolizing the city's "marriage to the sea." This first segment of a monumental print depicts part of the elaborate procession, likely featuring the ornate Bucintoro and festive crowds, evoking the pomp of 17th-century Venetian celebrations. Amman, a Swiss-German woodcutter known for his detailed illustrations, here showcases his mastery in rendering lively historical scenes on paper (393 × 274 mm). Printed from fourteen meticulously carved woodbloc...

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...