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Jost Amman

Type Figure Region Switzerland Time 1539–1591 Also known as Jost Amman、Jost Ammon、约斯特·阿芒

Jost Amman (1539–1591) was a Swiss-born German woodcut artist and illustrator who, after moving to Nuremberg in 1560, became one of the city's most i…

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  1. 1561–1570Nuremberg · FranconiaHe ran a printmaking workshop in Nuremberg, producing large numbers of book illustrations and independent woodcuts for publishers; his fine technique and dense linework were closely tied to the flourishing German printing industry, making him an important driver of visual communication in the Northern Renaissance.
  2. 1568–1570Nuremberg · FranconiaAround 1568 he completed and published the Book of Trades (Das Ständebuch), depicting the daily lives of German occupations and social strata in over a hundred woodcuts; it is a precious visual source for studying 16th-century European urban life and social structure, and his most representative surviving work.

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