Martin SchongauerGerman, 1440–1491Wierookvat
About the work
In the museum's own words — in Dutch
Wierookvat, staand op een oppervlak, de ketting waaraan het hoort te hangen slap ernaast.
Rijksmuseum
Particulars
- Accession number
- RP-P-OB-1076
Meanwhile, in the life of Martin Schongauer
The whole lifec. 1471 – 1491
Twenty years at the head of German engraving
He dominates German engraving for about twenty years: his 116 engravings are known in Germany and Italy, reach England and Spain, and in Italy their maker is nicknamed “Beautiful Martin”; according to Vasari, Michelangelo copied his Temptation of St Anthony.
1488–1490
Hans Burgkmair the Elder in his workshop
Among his pupils is Hans Burgkmair the Elder, the Augsburg painter and designer of woodcuts, who works with him from 1488 to 1490.
June 1489
Recorded as a citizen of Breisach
Records of June 1489 name him a citizen of Breisach, where he is at work on the cathedral murals.
2 February 1491
Died
