Jost Amman
(1539–1591) tysk-schweizisk målare, kopparstickare och tecknare
Jost Amman (Switzerland, 1539–1591) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a printmaker, a draughtsman, and a designer. By year of birth, Jost Amman belongs to the chapter ‘Mannerism’ in this site’s history of art.
Jost Amman was born in Zurich and died in Nuremberg. Jost Amman studied under Virgil Solis. Jost Amman worked in Nuremberg.
The catalogue has 6 works by Jost Amman with free images. The dated works span the years 1573–1585. Works by Jost Amman are held by Rosenwald Collection, Warszawas slott, and Nationalmuseum.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Frans Hogenberg, Antonio Abondio, Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo, Pablo de Céspedes, and Tobias Stimmer.