Manchester Art Gallery

Bombardarius. Der Büchsenschmid. (The Gunsmith)

Jost Amman, 1539 - 1591



Bombardarius. Der Büchsenschmid. (The Gunsmith)

Jost Amman 1539 - 1591

Summary

Exterior of a workshop. The interior is seen through a window to the right where a bare backed male figure holding tools is standing beside a fire and looking round to face out of the window. Musket handles hang down from a beam above the counter in the window. Two figures stand in a doorway to the left. Page 74 from The Book of Trades (Standebuch).


Object Name

Bombardarius. Der Büchsenschmid. (The Gunsmith)

Creators Name

Jost Amman

Date Created

1568

Dimensions

support: 12.2cm x 6.2cm

accession number

1967.106/23

Collection Group

fine art
on paper, print
foreign

Place of creation

Frankfurt

Support

paper

Medium

ink (black)


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