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Martin Schongauer

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WA-00119658

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Smithsonian

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Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1936–1937

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0 cross-verified · 2 single-source

LocationArtsy· 85%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (1)

Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/chndm_1950-131-129
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

About

Why this artist matters now

Martin Schongauer, also known as Martin Schön or Hübsch Martin by his contemporaries, was an Alsatian engraver and painter. He was the most important printmaker north of the Alps before Albrecht Dürer, a younger artist who collected his work. Schongauer is the first German painter to be a significant engraver, although he seems to have had the family background and training in goldsmithing which was usual for early engravers.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (21)

The First Wise Virgin

1480 · Engraving on paper

12.1 × 8.7 cm (4 13/16 × 3 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Griffin

1475 · engraving

Sheet: 10.8 x 10.3 cm (4 1/4 x 4 1/16 in.); Mat Size: 49 x 36.2 cm (19 5/16 x 14 1/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Christ Crowned with Thorns

1475 · engraving

Cleveland Museum of Art

Bust of a Man in a Hat Gazing Upward

1473 · Pen and carbon black ink, over pen and brown ink, on paper prepared with sanguine wash.

5 1/8 x 3 7/8 in. (13 x 9.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ornament with Owl Mocked by Day Birds

1470 · Engraving

Sheet: 5 13/16 × 4 3/16 in. (14.8 × 10.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

De twaalf apostelen

1470 · engraving on paper

width: 46 cm, height: 87 cm

Rijksmuseum

The Censer

1470 · Engraving

Mat: 19 1/4 x 14 5/16 in. (48.9 x 36.3 cm) Sheet: 10 11/16 x 8 1/8 in. (27.1 x 20.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Virgin and Child with an Apple

1470 · Engraving

Sheet: 6 13/16 × 4 3/4 in. (17.3 × 12.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Christ Carrying the Cross

1470 · Engraving

Sheet: 11 3/8 × 16 7/8 in. (28.9 × 42.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Kruisdraging

1470 · engraving on paper

width: 430 cm, height: 286 cm

Rijksmuseum

Ornament with Owl Mocked by Day Birds

1469 · Engraving on buff laid paper

Image/plate: 14.2 × 10.2 cm (5 5/8 × 4 1/16 in.); Sheet: 14.6 × 10.3 cm (5 3/4 × 4 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Temptation of Saint Anthony

1469 · Engraving in black on cream laid paper

Plate/image: 29.9 × 22.9 cm (11 13/16 × 9 1/16 in.); Sheet: 32.4 × 23.6 cm (12 13/16 × 9 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

1465 · Engraving

Sheet: 9 15/16 × 6 5/8 in. (25.3 × 16.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Battle of St. James the Greater at Clavijo

1465 · engraving

Sheet: 28.9 x 43.3 cm (11 3/8 x 17 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Flight into Egypt

1465 · engraving

Image: 25.5 x 17.1 cm (10 1/16 x 6 3/4 in.); Sheet: 25.5 x 17.1 cm (10 1/16 x 6 3/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Temptation of St. Anthony

1465 · engraving

Sheet: 29.9 x 22.1 cm (11 3/4 x 8 11/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

St. Andrew

1465 · Engraving

Sheet: 3 7/16 × 1 9/16 in. (8.7 × 4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

St. James Major, from Apostles

1450 · Engraving on paper

Plate: 8.9 × 4.3 cm (3 9/16 × 1 3/4 in.); Sheet: 9 × 4.6 cm (3 9/16 × 1 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

St. Andrew, from Apostles

1450 · Engraving on paper

Plate: 8.9 × 4.4 cm (3 9/16 × 1 3/4 in.); Sheet: 9 × 4.6 cm (3 9/16 × 1 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

St. Barbara

1450 · Engraving on paper

Sheet: 10.1 × 6.3 cm (4 × 2 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Saint George

1450 · Engraving in black on ivory laid paper

Image/sheet: 8.5 × 8.5 cm (3 3/8 × 3 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (4)

21 published of 21 catalogued · 21 with image

Art Institute Chicago
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The Met
7 published7 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
5 published5 img
Rijksmuseum
2 published2 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 7)

7 entries · 1 sources

De twaalf apostelen
1470 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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The Griffin
1475 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Temptation of St. Anthony
1465 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Christ Crowned with Thorns
1475 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The Battle of St. James the Greater at Clavijo
1465 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Flight into Egypt
1465 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Kruisdraging
1470 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Group Exhibition Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism

New York · 1936