Divi Justiniani Imperatoris quinquaginta descisions, by Anton von Berchem, Ingolstadt, 1684.

This highly elaborate engraved plate is signed 'Jo, An, Wolff del. Amling sculp. Monarchy' (i.e. Munich)

Johann Andreas Wolff (1652-1716) was a painter from Munich. Apprenticed to his father, the painter Joras Wolff (ft 1651-80), and to Balthasar Ableither (1613-1705), he was influenced by Italian Hugh Baroque painting, and particularly the drawings of Raphael. In 1639 he was appointed court painter to Maximillian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria in Munich, and to the Bishop of Freising. he painted altarpieces throughout bavaria and Upper Austria, but also accepted commissions for decorative work, such as triumphal arches, and designs for sculptures.

Carl Gustav Amling (1650?-1703), was an engraver and draughtsman from Nuremberg. he mainly produced portraits, in the form of engravings, drawings and grisaille miniatures executed with a brush. From 1671 he was copper- engraver to Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria.