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Jost Amman
'Foemina ex Praecipua Nobi' from Trachtenbuch von Nurnberg (Costume Book of Nuremberg), no CXIX1577

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Hand-colored woodcut or engraving, full-length portrait of a Venetian noblewoman in elaborate period costume with a large circular ruff, balloon sleeves, and embroidered bodice, with German text below.
Artist or Maker
Jost Amman
Title
'Foemina ex Praecipua Nobi' from Trachtenbuch von Nurnberg (Costume Book of Nuremberg), no CXIX
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1577
Medium
Woodcut, ink on paper, colored in pouchoir technique
Dimensions
12 x 8 in. (30.48 x 20.32 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin M. Chesebro
Accession Number
M.87.164.1
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles