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The Symbol of St Matthew

Engraving
1475-1485 (engraved)
Artist/Maker
Schongauer, Martin (engraver)
Unknown (printmaker)
Place of origin
Colmar (engraved)

copy in reverse


Object details

Category
Ornament Prints
Object type
Engraving
TitleThe Symbol of St Matthew (generic title)
Materials and techniques
engraving
Printing Ink
Engraving
Brief description
Unknown, after Martin Schongauer. The angel of St. Matthew. German, about 1480.
Physical description
copy in reverse
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 8.5cm
  • Cut to width: 8.3cm
Bibliographic references
  • Jane C. Hutchinson, ed. The Illustrated Bartsch, 8. Early German Masters, Albrecht Altdorfer and Monogrammists. New York: Abaris Books, 1981, no. 73.
  • Stogden, Nicholas (Ed.)., Hollstein’s German, engravings, etchings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700 (Rotterdam: Sound and Vision Publishers, 2004): vol. LIX, Ludwig Shongauer to Martin Schongauer, no.72.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1926, London: Board of Education, 1927.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.399-1926

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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