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Techniques and Reception of Prints in Central and Eastern Europe (15th–18th c.)
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Jacob Wrestling with the Angel

In Bibli Cžeská, Prague: Jiří Melantrich (printer), 1557 (Wrocław, Oss.), fol. C8v

fol. C8v (13 of 144 in-Urus figures)
fol. C7v
fol. D4r
Details
  • printing: impression
  • woodcut
  • paper
  • page: figure
  • book decoration: illustration
Matrices
  • Monogrammist MS (printmaker attr.), Jacob Wrestling with the Angel (Lufft; Severin)
Actors
  • Jiří Melantrich (1511 - 19 November 1580) printer : 1557
  • Monogrammist MS (fl. ca 1530 - ca 1550) printmaker attr. : 1532
Places
  • Prague production place : 1557
Design

Monogrammist MS (printmaker attr.), Jacob Wrestling with the Angel (Lufft; Severin) Part of Set of Bible illustrations (Lufft; Severin; Melantrich; Walther; Szarfenberger; Siebeneicher; Drukarnia Akademicka; Schedel) ◼

In-Urus interactions
  • ⇥ Hans Brosamer (printmaker), Jacob Wrestling with the Angel (Gülfferich) Part of Brosamer's Old Testament (Gülfferich) ◼
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Iconography description
  • Jacob wrestling with the angel (Iconclass: 71C3222)
Functional context

Genesis (Bible)

Inscriptions, Markings and Mentions
Matrix inscriptions
  • 1532
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  • Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (2022-10-01 11:24)

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

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