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Jost Amman
1539Jun, 13

Jost Amman

Jost Amman, Swiss printmaker (d. 1591)
Jost Amman (June 13, 1539 – March 17, 1591) was a Swiss-German artist, celebrated chiefly for his woodcuts, done mainly for book illustrations.

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