St. Matthew
Martin Schongauer
second half of the 15th century
Medium
Pen and brown ink
Dimensions
8 1/8 x 3 5/8 in. (20.6 x 9.2 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Marianne Khuner, 1984
Accession Number
1984.371.2
Tags
Saint Matthew
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...