The Baptism of Christ

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The Baptism of Christ

Artist Martin Schongauer (Alsatian, ca.1430-1491)

Dateabout 1480-1490

DimensionsSheet: 6 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.

MediumEngraving

ClassificationPrints

Credit LineFrederick B. and Kate L. Shoemaker Fund

Object number

1952.74

Not on View

DescriptionMartin Schongauer German, 1450–1491 THE BAPTISM OF CHRIST Engraving on paper, about 1480-90 Frederick B. and Kate L. Shoemaker Fund, 1952.74 When Dürer set off in 1495 on his first Wandejahr (wandering year), it was Schongauer he hoped to see, but unknown to him Schongauer had already died. One of the reasons Dürer wanted to meet him is evident here, in the variety of crosshatching and other marks used to capture highlights and texture differences. Print collecting had become a less expensive way to collect art; artists began signing their prints, building on their popularity. Schongauer included his initials at the bottom of the prints so that collectors at that time (as well as today) could identify them.

Exhibition HistoryTMA The Painter Was a Printmaker: June 23 - Sept. 9, 1984