The First Wise Virgin
Bequest of Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.
Catalogue
- Year
- 1480
- Medium
- Engraving on paper
- Dimensions
- 12.1 × 8.7 cm (4 13/16 × 3 7/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Martin Schongauer
Artist
Painting
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.
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- Martin Schongauer
- Year
- 1480
- Medium
- Engraving on paper
- Dimensions
- 12.1 × 8.7 cm (4 13/16 × 3 7/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1480-333626
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified