Christ Crowned with Thorns

c. 1480

Martin Schongauer

Associated Names
Martin Schongauer

Artist, German, c. 1450 - 1491

This is a drawing of a group of figures surrounding a central figure with a crown of thorns. The composition features detailed expressions and garments, set in an architectural background. The figures are depicted in dynamic poses, creating an intense scene. Traditional shading techniques add depth and contrast, emphasizing the central figure. The artwork shows a style similar to late medieval or early Renaissance master engravers.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of W.G. Russell Allen

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 16.4 x 11.5 cm (6 7/16 x 4 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1941.1.47

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 23, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

W.G. Russell Allen [1882-1955], Boston; gift to the NGA, 1941.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1967

  • Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., NGA, 1967-1968, no. 55, repro.

1995

  • Adriaen Brouwer: Youth Making a Face, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1995-1996.

1997

  • Six Centuries/Six Artists, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997.

Bibliography

1908

  • Lehrs, Max. Geschichte und kritischer Katalog des deutschen, niederlandischen und franzosischen Kupferstichs im XV. Jahrhundert. 9 vols. and 1 plate vol. Vienna: Gesellschaft fur vervielfaltigende Kunst, 1908-1934.

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

1967

  • Shestack, Alan. Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1967: no. 55.

Watermarks

profile head (close to Lehrs 72, 73)

Wikidata ID

Q64960167

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