Soldaat op eendenjacht

About this artwork

blad: hoogte 121 mm x breedte 99 mm

Art Historical Context

This charming small-scale print, titled *Soldaat op eendenjacht* (Soldier on a Duck Hunt), dates to 1580 and is associated with the versatile Swiss-German artist Jost Amman. Created on paper measuring just 121 by 99 millimeters, the work exemplifies the intimate formats popular in the late Renaissance for personal collections or book illustrations. Though listed as anonymous, its attribution to Amman points to his renowned skill in woodcut and engraving techniques, which brought lively detail to scenes of everyday life and occupations. Amman’s prints often captured the rhythms of 16th-century...