Symbols of the Four Evangelists

About this artwork

Een gevleugelde leeuw met een banderol tussen de poten, symbool van de evangelist Marcus. Deze prent is onderdeel van een serie van vier ronde prenten met de evangelistensymbolen.

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...