Date | Description | Source | Reference |
16th century | Five bell tents,
Bell tent, triangular banner flies a top apex, decorative band around middle of roof, line decoration above and below roof edge, two guy ropes are visible on left. Only parts of the other bell tents are shown, one shows two point guy rope attachment, two have scalloped valance, most show panel definition. |
Jost Amman. Zurich, 1539 - 1591 Nuremberg. No. 26. David and Goliath. Printed from two blocks. The wood blocks are in the Derschau Collection, Berlin. vienna (DI. 19.109) A. 28. | Strauss, W.L., The German Single-leaf Woodcut 1550 - 1600, Volume 1, New York, 1975, p.56 & 57. |
Other works by Jost Amman:
The Vereidigung (The Oath Taking)
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