|
Search Results
|
|
Martin Schongauer, artist
German, 1445 - 1491
Christ Crowned with Thorns, 15th century
Engraving
16 x 11.3 cm (image)
Museum Purchase in memory of Dr. E. Gunter Troche 1973.9.2
Artist Credit: all
Artist Biography: Byname SCH÷N MARTIN, or HIPSCH (H‹BSCH) MARTIN (German: "Beautiful~Martin") (b. 1445/50). Painter and printmaker. Perhaps the finest German engraver before Albrecht D¸rer. ~~According to contemporary sources, Schongauer was a prolific painter whose panels were in demand throughout Europe, however very few paintings by his hand survive. Paintings combine monumentality with tenderness, similar in manner to the great Flemish painter Rogier van der Weyden, by whom Schongauer was profoundly influenced. ~~As an engraver Schongauer stood without rival in northern Europe during his time. His engraved work, consisting of about 115 plates, signed with his monogram, is a highly refined and sensitive manifestation of the late Gothic spirit. Technically he brought the art of engraving to maturity by expanding its range of contrasts and textures, thus introducing a painter's viewpoint into an art that had been primarily the domain of the goldsmith.
Related Keywords
with Crowned Troche Gunter E Dr memory Purchase Museum Europe Germany Print Engraving hecklers angry group by surrounded He head his thorns crown bench stone sits Christ arcade an Martin Schongauer German 3307201302520011 A010011 1973.9.2 AFGA
|
