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Christ Blessing

Print
before 1481 (engraved)
Artist/Maker
Schongauer, Martin (engraver)
Place of origin
Colmar (engraved)

Christ is seen frontally, standing in a long tunic-like cloak on a flat surface making the sign of blessing with his right; his left holds an empty banderole fluttering up and behind his head, nearly reaching the right elbow. At the lower centre the splayed monogram of Martin Schongauer.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Christianity
Religion
Images Online
Object type
Print
TitleChrist Blessing (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving on paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Engraving (Printing Process)
Brief description
Christ Blessing by Martin Schongauer; engraving;
Physical description
Christ is seen frontally, standing in a long tunic-like cloak on a flat surface making the sign of blessing with his right; his left holds an empty banderole fluttering up and behind his head, nearly reaching the right elbow. At the lower centre the splayed monogram of Martin Schongauer.
Dimensions
  • Height: 85mm
  • Width: 57mm
Styles
Medieval
Renaissance
Marks and inscriptions
M+S (The monogram of Martin Schongauer is at the bottom of the print in the centre. The monogram consists of Schongauer's initials and a goldsmith-like hallmark composed of a small cross plus the crescent from his family's coat of arms. This signature occurs in two forms: a few plates, apparently all done in the early 1470s, have an M with vertical sides; the majority, as in this case, have an M with slanting sides. (The Illustrated Bartsch, Vol.8 Part 1, pg. 1))
Object history
About twenty-five examples of this print survive, none with watermarks
Subject depicted
Jesus
Bibliographic references
  • The Illustrated Bartsch; Vol. 8, Part 1, Commentary; .032 [B.68 (150), p.217]
  • Bartsch - Le Peintre Gravure; Vol. VI; Premiere Partie; B.68; pg.150
  • Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts 1400-1700; compiled by Lothar Schmitt, edited by Nicholas Stogden; Volume XLIX Ludwig to Martin Schongauer; Sound & Vision Publishers Rotterdam/The Netherlands 1999.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
29311

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Record createdApril 29, 2008
Record URL
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