id: 106436 accession number: 1924.509 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1924.509 updated: 2022-09-22 09:15:19.871000 St. Martin, 1485–90. Martin Schongauer (German, c.1450–1491). Engraving; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1924.509 title: St. Martin title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1485–90 creation date earliest: 1480 creation date latest: 1495 current location: creditline: Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland copyright: --- culture: Germany, 15th century technique: engraving department: Prints collection: PR - Engraving type: Print find spot: catalogue raisonne: Lehrs V.271.62 --- CREATORS * Martin Schongauer (German, c.1450–1491) - artist Martin Schongauer (ca. 1450-53, Colmar - 2 February 1491, Breisach) was one of the most skilled and influential graphic artists of Europe in the last quarter of the 15h century. Trained both as an engraver and as a painter, Schongauer started his apprenticeship under his father Caspar Schongauer, a goldsmith from Augsburg. In 1465, he matriculated at the University of Leipzig. After one year, he left his studies, and came back to Colmar. There, he was trained under the painter Caspar Isenmann, between 1466 and 1469. Schongauer later traveled down to the Rhine, Cologne, Burgundy, the Netherlands, and he likely visited Spain. In 1489, he became a citizen of Breisach, where he died probably of the plague in 1491. Only a few of Schongauer's paintings survive. Among these is the Madonna in the Rose Garden for the Church of Saint Martin in Colmar (1473), which betrays Schongauer's admiration for the works by the Netherlandish painter Roger Van der Weyden. The bulk of Schongauer's engravings is more conspicuous: 116 prints, none of them dated, but all marked by his monogram M+S. Characterized by exquisite cross-hatching and impeccable craftsmanship, Schongauer's engravings were widely imitated by the German printmakers Ishrael van Meckenem and Albrecht Durer, as well as by Italian artists, such as Cristoforo Robetta and Nicoletto da Modena. --- measurements: state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Miscellaneous Prints and Drawings from the Museum Collections opening date: 1924-06-23T04:00:00 Miscellaneous Prints and Drawings from the Museum Collections. The Cleveland Museum of Art (June 23-October 23, 1924). title: Italian and German Prints of the 15th Century opening date: 1933-11-29T05:00:00 Italian and German Prints of the 15th Century. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 29, 1933-January 3, 1934). title: 15th Century German and Netherlands Prints from the Museum Collection opening date: 1935-10-11T05:00:00 15th Century German and Netherlands Prints from the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 11-28, 1935). title: 15th Century German Engravings opening date: 1938-11-15T05:00:00 15th Century German Engravings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 15-December 11, 1938). title: Sacred and Profane in Late Gothic Prints opening date: 1987-06-02T04:00:00 Sacred and Profane in Late Gothic Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 2-August 2, 1987). title: Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland opening date: 1991-04-02T04:00:00 Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 2-August 4, 1991). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: Saint Martin was often represented as a knight on a horse; here, Schongauer alluded to the steed by placing a pair of spurs on Martin's boots. digital description: Martin Schongauer was among the first artists to work extensively in engraving to create series such as the one depicting the saints. Here, Schongauer portrayed Saint Martin as a handsome youth with curly hair, in the midst of dividing his fur-lined cloak to share with a beggar seated at his feet. According to the legend on the life of Saint Martin, after sharing his cloak with the man, Martin later discovered in a dream that he had actually shared his mantle with Christ. Soon after, Martin was baptized and became the Bishop of Tours. wall description: In one episode of Saint Martin’s life, he cut apart his cloak to share it with a freezing beggar. That night Martin dreamed it was actually Christ who wore the cloth he generously gave away. Artists often depicted Martin riding on a horse, as with the sculpture of the saint across the gallery. In this print, however, Schongauer alluded to the steed by putting spurs on Martin’s boots. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1924.509/1924.509_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1924.509/1924.509_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1924.509/1924.509_full.tif