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Jost Amman
Jacob Wrestles with the Angel16th century

Not on view
Woodcut print with hand-applied watercolor, illustrating a biblical scene with robed figures among cattle in a wooded landscape, surrounded by Gothic blackletter German text

Jost Amman, Jacob Wrestles with the Angel, 16th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Connie and Ted Harris, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Jost Amman
Switzerland, Zurich, active Germany, 1539-1591
Title
Jacob Wrestles with the Angel
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
16th century
Medium
Hand-colored woodcut
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 1/4 × 9 in. (36.2 × 22.86 cm) Image: 4 1/4 × 6 in. (10.8 × 15.24 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Connie and Ted Harris
Accession Number
AC1998.151.1.1
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings