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Techniques and Reception of Prints in Central and Eastern Europe (15th–18th c.)

Things – T20782

God Shepherd Defending His Sheep Against Wolves

In Jakub Wujek, Postilla Catholicka Mnieysza, Cracow: Andrzej (I) Piotrkowczyk (printer), 1590 (Wrocław, Oss.), p. 483

p. 483 (81 of 104 in-Urus figures)

Details

Matrices

Jost Amman (designer), Jost Amman (printmaker?), Good Shepherd Defending His Sheep Against Wolves (Feyerabend; Siebeneicher; Piotrkowczyk) (Cracow, Muzeum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego Collegium Maius)

Actors

Andrzej (I) Piotrkowczyk (ca 1550 - 1620) printer : 1590
Jost Amman (1539 - 1591) designer, printmaker? : 1564 - 1571

Places

Cracow production place : 1590

Design

Jost Amman (designer), Jost Amman (printmaker?), Good Shepherd Defending His Sheep Against Wolves (Feyerabend; Siebeneicher; Piotrkowczyk) (Cracow, Muzeum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego Collegium Maius) Part of Set of Amman's Biblical scenes (Feyerabend; Siebeneicher; Piotrkowczyk) ◼

Expert view

Iconography description

Good shepherd defending his sheep against wolves (Iconclass: 73C821)

Functional context

Feast of St Stanislaus of Szczepanów (8 May) (Liturgical year)

References

Matrices' graphic catalogue entries

Hollstein collection: 830
Muczkowski: 223

Credits

Created by

Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (2022-04-13 07:27)

Edited by

Grażyna Jurkowlaniec

Last update by

Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (2023-06-27 21:02)