Festa della Sensa (veertiende gedeelte)

About this artwork

nummer, recto linksonder, handgeschreven in bruine inkt: ‘8’

Art Historical Context

**Festa della Sensaveertiende gedeelte by Jost Amman a vibrant slice of Venetian tradition, dated 1679. This work on paper, measuring 413 mm high by 275 mm wide, represents the fourteenth part ("veertiende gedeelte in Dutch) of a depicting the grand *Festa della Sensa—Venice's Ascension Day celebration. A handwritten number "8" in brown ink the lower left recto it was once part of a numbered collection, adding a touch of historical curation. Jost Amman, a prolific 16th-century Swiss-German artist renowned for his intricate woodcuts and book illustrations, often portrayed festivals, costumes, ...

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...