Hollstein's German engravings, etchings and woodcuts 1400-1700

Abstract

"Jonas Umbach was a painter whose oeuvre unfortunately is almost unknown to us except for a few altar pieces in Bavarian churches. Losses during World War II have further decimated our knowledge. He received commissions from the major religious orders, especially the Benedictines, the Jesuits and the Augustinian Canons. His high social standing can be deduced from the fact that he became chamber painter to the bishop (Bischöflicher Kammermaler) and member of the Large Council (Grosser Rat) of Augsburg. [...] Umbach's prints are made available in these two volumes, offering an opportunity to study the work of this interesting printmaker of the German baroque"--Editorial, Gero Seelig.