MARTIN SCHONGAUER (AFTER) St. Lawrence.
MARTIN SCHONGAUER (AFTER)
St. Lawrence.
Engraving, after 1490. 164x99 mm; 6½x4 inches, thread margins. Partial Foolscap watermark. A very good impression with strong contrasts.
Schongauer (1448-1490) made an engraving representing the Christian martyr, St. Lawrence, shown standing with a palm frond and metal grate which was the instrument of his torture, around 1485, toward the end of his career (see Lehrs 61). In addition to the current engraving, the artist of which even blatantly incorporated Schongauer's engraved initials in the plate; another copy--this one in reverse--was made around 1500 by the printmaker Israel van Meckenem (1445-1503).
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MARTIN SCHONGAUER (AFTER)
St. Lawrence.
Engraving, after 1490. 164x99 mm; 6½x4 inches, thread margins. Partial Foolscap watermark. A very good impression with strong contrasts.
Schongauer (1448-1490) made an engraving representing the Christian martyr, St. Lawrence, shown standing with a palm frond and metal grate which was the instrument of his torture, around 1485, toward the end of his career (see Lehrs 61). In addition to the current engraving, the artist of which even blatantly incorporated Schongauer's engraved initials in the plate; another copy--this one in reverse--was made around 1500 by the printmaker Israel van Meckenem (1445-1503).
