"The Tournament" by Jost Amman (1565)
Woodcut on paper.
Commentary
Commentary
"The Tournament" by Jost Amman (1565) invites a close look at how form and feeling work together.
Themes to notice include woodcut.
This piece is held in Art Institute of Chicago's Prints and Drawings collection.
Jost Amman is the artist behind this work.
A useful anchor for reading the piece: Jost Amman
Swiss, 1539-1591.
The work is cataloged within a Switzerland cultural context.
How to look at this work:
It is cataloged as woodcut, which gives a clue to how the museum frames the object.
Its medium (Woodcut on paper) affects texture, durability, and how detail reads at different distances.
Its listed dimensions (24.7 × 35.9 cm (9 3/4 × 14 3/16 in.)) suggest how intimate or monumental it may feel in person.
Subject cues from the catalog include woodcut.
Compare this reading with the museum record at Art Institute of Chicago: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/108928
Sources: Art Institute of Chicago; Art Institute of Chicago / Public Records; Art Institute of Chicago Collection Data
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