Gevleugelde os van evangelist Lucas
c. 1470 - 1491
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
86
About this artwork
diameter 86 mm
Art Historical Context
**Gevleugelde os van evangelist Lucas (Winged Ox of Evangel Luke)** *Martin Schongauer, c. 1470–1491, Engraving, Diameter: 86 mm* Step into the intricate world of late 15th-century Northern printmaking with Martin Schongauer'sGevleugelde os van evangelist Lucas*. small, circular engraving—measuring just 86 mm in diameter—captures symbolic winged ox, the traditional emblem of St. Luke, one of the four Evangelists Schongauer, a German artist from Colmar, was a master engraver whose works bridged painting and print, influencing giants like Albrecht Dürer. Created during his active years (c. 14...
About the Artist
Martin Schongauer · 1435–1491
Martin Schongauer, born around 1450–1453 in Colmar, Alsace, emerged from a family of skilled artisans. The third of four or five sons of goldsmith Caspar Schongauer, who had relocated from Augsburg to Colmar around 1440, Martin was immersed in the goldsmith's trade from youth, likely receiving his initial training in his father's workshop—a common path for early engravers. He further honed his ski...