SCHONGAUER, MARTIN

märˈtēn shōnˈgou-ər, 1430–91, German engraver and painter, son of a goldsmith of Colmar, Alsace. Schongauer's only certain painting is Madonna of the Rose Arbor (1473; Church of St. Martin, Colmar). The strong figures and faces are treated with the almost metallic sharpness and linearity that later characterized his engravings. There also exist fragments of a mural in the Church of St. Stephen, Breisach, where he lived (1488–91). His work shows Flemish influences, particularly of Roger van der Weyden and Dierick Bouts. Schongauer is best known for his remarkable engravings of religious subjects. He produced 115 engravings signed with his monogram, M+S. Executed with exceptional virtuosity, they were of great importance for the development of German art and were particularly admired by Dürer. Outstanding examples of Schongauer's engraving are The Wise and Foolish Virgins, The Passion, Bearing the Cross, Death of the Virgin, Adoration of the Magi, Christ Enthroned, and Temptation of St. Anthony. Schongauer was one of the earliest engravers to use copper for reproduction and contributed much to the development of the art.

See his complete engravings, ed. by A. Shestack (1970).

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books on: Schongauer Martin  - 111 results

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Luther, His Life and Work
Book by Gerhard Ritter, John Riches; Harper & Row, 1963
Subjects: Luther, Martin--1483-1546
...living witness to the reality of God, Martin Luther became the Reformer of the Western...semi-legendary traditions, while the picture of Martin Luther is already bathed in the full light...twined round the story of his youth. Martin Luther was born on ioth November, 1483...
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Germany, France, Russia, & Islam
Book by Heinrich Von Treitschke; G. P. Putnams Sons, 1915
Subjects: Alsace-Lorraine Question, Eastern Question (Balkan), Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871, Germany--Politics And Government, Gustaf--Ii Adolf--King Of Sweden--1594-1632, Luther, Martin--1483-1546
...the great ideas, which could be foreseen but not realised in Martin Luthers age, the freedom of faith, of thought, and of economic...ask the French agent: "Is the Emperor Charles at peace with Martin Luther?" These general conditions alone, and not the vital...
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The Age of Luther: The Spirit of Renaissance-Humanism and the Reformation
Book by Ida Walz Blayney; Vantage Press, 1957
Subjects: Humanism, Luther, Martin--1483-1546, Reformation, Renaissance
...the founder of Evangelical Christianity -Martin Luther. In order that the humanistic...126 CHAPTER IV THE REFORMATION--MARTIN LUTHER PART ONE Mans Relation...131 Martin Luther--Early Life 132...
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Index to Reproductions of European Paintings: A Guide to Pictures in More Than Three Hundred Books
Book by Isabel Stevenson Monro, Kate M. Monro; H. W. Wilson, 1956
Subjects: Painting--Indexes
...INN Naples. Museo Nazionale di San Martino IO Orvieto. Santa Maria della Stella...Marchal, C. F. Morning-Alsace Martin, H. J. G. The reapers Mauve, A...rebel angels Francesco di Giorgio Martini. The Father Eternal among angels...
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The Late Medieval Age of Crisis and Renewal, 1300-1500: A Biographical Dictionary
Book by Clayton J. Drees; Greenwood Press, 2001
Subjects: Civilization, Medieval--Dictionaries, Europe--History--1492-1517--Biography--Dictionaries, Europe--History--476-1492--Biography--Dictionaries, Europe--Social Conditions--To 1492--Dictionaries
...Agricola received his early education at St. Martins School at Groningen, where he showed himself...that resulted in the election of Pope Martin V in 1417. An able administrator, dAilly...French, resulting in the election of Martin V on 11 November 1417, which ended the...
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Soft Touch: On the Renaissance Staging and Meaning of the "Noli Me Tangere" Icon
Journal article by Cynthia Lewis; Comparative Drama, 2002
Subjects: Arts, Renaissance--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Dramatic criticism, Touch--Psychological aspects, Touch--Religious aspects
...characteristically beautiful engraving (late-fifteenth-century) by Martin Schongauer (fig. 5). Schongauers Christ is not made out as a gardener...396-97. (14) Ibid., 1:409. (15) Ibid., 1:409. (16) Martin Stevens and A. C. Cawley, eds., The Towneley Plays...
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The Rest on the Flight into Egypt: A Motif in Scandanavian Folk Art
Journal article by Nils-Arvid Bringeus; Folklore, Vol. 114, 2003
Subjects: Denmark--Myths and legends, Folk art--History, Jesus Christ--Myths and legends, Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Myths and legends
...1947, 84). The motif also appeared in graphic reproductions and thus enabled the miracle to reach a wider audience. Martin Schongauer, for example, a copperplate engraver, used the motif of the bending date-palm in an image of 1471-2, and the palm...
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Witchcraft, Female Aggression, and Power in the Early Modern Community
Journal article by Edward Bever; Journal of Social History, Vol. 35, 2002
Subjects: Aggressiveness (Psychology)--Social aspects, Sex role--Social aspects, Witchcraft--History, Women--Social aspects
...Regime to the Twentieth Century, ed. Jacques Beauroy, et. al. (Saratoga, CA, 1977), p. 59. (49.) Hubert Vogel, Der grobetae Schongauer Hexenprozebeta und seine Opfer: 1589-1592, published by the city of Schongau, 1989, p. 23. (50.) Ahrendt-Schulte, "Hexenprozesse...


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Drawings of the German Renaissance
Magazine article by Judith Bell; World and I, Vol. 15, April 2000
Subjects: Art, Renaissance--Germany, Durer, Albrecht--Exhibitions, Renaissance art--Germany, Smithsonian Institution. National Gallery of Art--Exhibitions
...fifteenth century, artists such as Martin Schongauer (1450--1491) and Hans Holbein...adopted widely by other artists. Schongauer also reflected the new spirit...was a friend and follower of Martin Luther. His later work embodied...
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Incredible Lines of Credit
Magazine article by Joanna Shaw-Eagle; Insight on the News, Vol. 15, December 6, 1999
Subjects: Drawing--Exhibitions, Durer, Albrecht--Exhibitions, Smithsonian Institution. National Gallery of Art--Exhibitions
...includes works by artists such as Martin Schongauer, Hans Holbein the Elder and Hans...Gothic German artists -- was Schongauer (circa 1450-91). In fact, Durer...France, to visit the master -- but Schongauer had just died. Robison groups...
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Durer Decoded
Magazine article by Tara Cady Sartorius; Arts & Activities, Vol. 134, November 2003
Subjects: Durer, Albrecht, Engraving--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...anonymous "House-book Master" (c. 1470-1500) and Martin Schongauer (c. 1450-1491). Some elements from Madonna with the...background) seem to have been adapted from a work by Schongauer titled The Virgin on a Grassy Bench. Adapting images...
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Classroom Use of the Art Print
Magazine article by Guy Hubbard; Arts & Activities, Vol. 137, April 2005
Subjects: Art teachers--Works, Durer, Albrecht--Works, Painting (Art)--Study and teaching, Painting--Study and teaching, Self portraits--Study and teaching, Self-portraits--Study and teaching
...study paintings of the two styles that were important at the time. One was the traditional German Gothic style of Martin Schongauer and Matthias Grunewald and the other, newer, style of the Italian Renaissance, as found in the work of Giovanni...
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Clip & Save Art Notes
Magazine article by Guy Hubbard; Arts & Activities, Vol. 132, December 2002
Subjects: Albright, Ivan--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Albright, Ivan--Works, Art--Appreciation, Art--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...and very much like the art of early masters of oil painting who worked in Holland, Flanders and Germany, such as Martin Schongauer, Quentin Massys and Hieronymus Bosch. He also used hundreds of brushes, some of which--because of his obsession...
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Concepts Drawn from World in Transition: Holbein, Schongauer Illustrate a New Style
Newspaper article by Joanna Shaw-Eagle; The Washington Times, October 30, 1999
Subjects: Durer, Albrecht
...are buying your art. In 1517, Martin Luther will forever change religion...subject matter, as the exhibit "From Schongauer to Holbein: Master Drawings From...shines with great artists such as Martin Schongauer, Hans Holbein the Elder and Hans...
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Ride on into the Wild West Show; Go: Art
Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), July 22, 2005
...Child Crowned by Angels in a Window Embrasure by Martin Schongauer was purchased for pounds 900,000. The collection...virtue warning the spectator of the perils of love. Schongauer uses ideas found in early paintings from the Netherlands...
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Out & About
Newspaper article by Frappa Stout; The Washington Times, October 28, 1999
...Renaissance artists from Germany and Switzerland - Martin Schongauer, Albrecht Durer, Mathis Grunewald, Lucas Cranach...Huber and Hans Holbein the Younger - make up "From Schongauer to Holbein: Master Drawings from Basel and Berlin...
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`Golden' Trove from China Shines Brilliantly
Newspaper article by Joanna Shaw-Eagle; The Washington Times, September 11, 1999
...It is a landmark presentation of drawings by 200 German and Swiss Renaissance masters, including Albrecht Durer, Martin Schongauer and Mathias Grunewald. From Italy, the National Gallery shows the drawings of Annibale Carracci (1560-1609). Opening...
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European 'Journeys' into Image; Age of Exploration Opens Curious World
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, May 12, 2007
...with images from classical myths and Holy Scripture. A standout here is "The Flight Into Egypt" (circa 1470-75) by Martin Schongauer (about 1450-1491), in which an angel tenderly shakes dates down from a tree to feed the Holy Family. Woodcuts, in...
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encyclopedia articles on: Schongauer Martin  - 5 results

 
 
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Schongauer, Martin
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SCHONGAUER, MARTIN mar ten shon gou- r...goldsmith of Colmar, Alsace. Schongauers only certain painting is...Arbor (1473; Church of St. Martin, Colmar). The strong figures...Weyden and Dierick Bouts. Schongauer is best known for his remarkable...
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Bartholdi, FrÉdÉric Auguste
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Succoring Strasbourg, presented by France to Switzerland and now at Basel. His monuments and statues include those of Martin Schongauer at Colmar, Vercingetorix at Clermont-Ferrand, and Lafayette and Washington at Paris. Union Square, New York City...
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Colmar
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...its medieval architecture. St. Martins Church (13th and 15th cent.) contains the Madonna of the Rose Arbor by Martin Schongauer, who lived in Colmar all his life. The Unterlinden Museum, in a convent dating from the 13th 14th cent., is outstanding...
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German Art and Architecture
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Lochner are among those that reflect Flemish influence, particularly of the van Eycks and of Rogier van der Weyden. Martin Schongauer, painting at the same time, developed a more individual style, characterized by delicate and curving lines. Hans...
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Gothic Architecture and Art
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...preeminence over all other forms of painting. In the 15th cent. individual painters, such as Stephan Lochner , Martin Schongauer , and Mathias Grunewald in Germany, mark the culmination of Gothic art. Others, such as Jean Fouquet in France...


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