Martin Schongauer German, c. 1450-1491 A Censer, c. 1480/1490 engraving National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection, 1943

Mercury, related works

This magnificent engraving of a censer was probably made by Schongauer to prove his consummate skill as a printmaker rather than to provide goldsmiths with a pattern to follow in making censers. It is one of his most memorable works.

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