Festa della Sensa (zevende gedeelte)

About this artwork

blad: hoogte 375 mm x breedte 270 mm

Art Historical Context

**Festa della Sensa (vende gedeelte)** by Jost Amman a vibrant moment from Venice's historic *Festa della Sensa or Feast of the Ascension, as the seventh part of a multi-sheet series. Dated 1679 and measuring 375 mm high by 270 mm wide on paper, this print likely showcases the grandeur of the annual procession, where the Doge of Venice led elaborate ceremonies from St. Mark's Basilica to the Lido lagoon, symbolizing the city's "marriage to the sea Amman, a renowned 16th-century Swiss-German engraver known for his intricate woodcuts and book illustrations, excelled in documenting costumes, arch...

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...