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Schongauer, Martin

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SCHONGAUER, MARTIN. - Painter and engraver, b. in Augsburg or in Colmar in Alsace between 1435 and 1443, d. in Breisach in 1491.

In 1465 he was in Leipzig in the service of the University, then he was in Colmar, whence in 1489 he moved to nearby Breisach and remained there until his death. His only dated work is the great Madonna of the Museum of Colmar, painted by him in 1473, which shows clear references to the art of Rogier van der Weyden, who was in all likelihood his master. Greater was his importance as the author of no fewer than 115 prints, highly important not only for the formation of Dürer (v.) but also for the diffusion they had throughout Europe, including Italy, where they were known by Michelangelo himself who, according to Vasari, in his youthful years would even have copied that of St. Anthony Tormented by Demons.

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BIBL.: M. Lehrs, M. S., Vienna 1925; M. Weinberger, a. v. in Enc. Ital., XXXI, p. 119.

Emilio Lavagnino

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By Emilio Lavagnino

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XI (1953), coll. 80–81.

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Lavagnino, Emilio. “Schongauer, martin.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XI, coll. 80–81. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953. https://azioneromana.com/article/schongauer-martin.

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Lavagnino, Emilio. “Schongauer, martin.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XI, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953, coll. 80–81. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/schongauer-martin.

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@incollection{ec11_schongauer_martin,
  author    = {Lavagnino, Emilio},
  title     = {Schongauer, martin},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {XI},
  pages     = {80--81},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1953},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/schongauer-martin}
}

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