Martin Schongauer (ca. 1445-1491)
Martin Schongauer
ca. 1470 - 1481
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
155; 155
About this artwork
signature: ‘M + S’
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...