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accession number: 1926.466
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The Griffin, c. 1480–90. Martin Schongauer (German, c.1450–1491). Engraving; sheet: 10.8 x 10.3 cm (4 1/4 x 4 1/16 in.); mat size: 49 x 36.2 cm (19 5/16 x 14 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund 1926.466
title: The Griffin
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creation date: c. 1480–90
creation date earliest: 1475
creation date latest: 1495
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creditline: Dudley P. Allen Fund
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culture: Germany, 15th century
technique: engraving
department: Prints
collection: PR - Engraving
type: Print
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catalogue raisonne: Lehrs V.337.93
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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.
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measurements: Sheet: 10.8 x 10.3 cm (4 1/4 x 4 1/16 in.); Mat Size: 49 x 36.2 cm (19 5/16 x 14 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
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: Inaugural Exhibition of the New Print Gallery - Prints from the Museum Collection
opening date: 1938-08-10T04:00:00
Inaugural Exhibition of the New Print Gallery - Prints from the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 10-November 13, 1938).
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: Eight Masters of the Print
opening date: 1980-10-14T04:00:00
Eight Masters of the Print. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (October 14, 1980-January 18, 1981).
title: A Cleveland Bestiary
opening date: 1981-10-15T04:00:00
A Cleveland Bestiary. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 15-December 16, 1981).
title: Images of the Mind
opening date: 1987-07-07T04:00:00
Images of the Mind. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 7-August 30, 1987).
title: Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders
opening date: 2019-07-07T04:00:00
Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 7-October 6, 2019).
title: Animal Fables of India (Indian art rotation)
opening date: 2021-03-12T05:00:00
Animal Fables of India (Indian art rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 12-August 29, 2021).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
(Gutekunst & Klipstein, Bern, Switzerland, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
date: ?-1926
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1926-
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1928.
page number: Reproduced: p. 49
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1928/page/n53
Kathman, Barbara A. A Cleveland Bestiary. Cleveland, OH; Cleveland Museum of Art, 1981.
page number: Reproduced: p. 21; Mentioned: p. 21, p. 61
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Mikolic, Amanda. A Field Guide to Medieval Monsters. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2019.
page number: Reproduced: p. 8
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IMAGES
web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1926.466/1926.466_web.jpg
print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1926.466/1926.466_print.jpg
full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1926.466/1926.466_full.tif