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Nicknamed “Beautiful Martin” by Albrecht Dürer, Martin Schongauer was an outstanding painter, draftsman, and engraver who remains relatively little known outside a small circle of specialists and enthusiasts. Nevertheless, he was one of the most popular artists of the late Middle Ages and a defining figure of the period. The exhibition brings together around one hundred works to highlight Schongauer’s oeuvre and his impact across borders and time. It features a selection of his rare drawings, a wide range of the engravings that made him famous throughout Europe, and presented together for the first time an almost complete group of paintings attributed to him (altarpieces and panel paintings), including the exceptional Madonna of the Rose Bower (1473), the only dated panel painting by his hand. The exhibition is structured in two main sections: the first traces the life and work of Martin Schongauer, while the second examines the far-reaching influence of his engravings on European visual culture.
Due to the limited availability of sources, relatively little is still known about Martin Schongauer’s life. He was born in Colmar around 1445 and died in Alt-Breisach in 1491. As the son and brother of goldsmiths in Colmar, he mastered the delicate technique of engraving at an early age and developed remarkable precision and a clear understanding of spatial depth in his prints, surpassing his predecessor, Master ES. His early works demonstrate his knowledge of the great …
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Image Caption: Martin Schongauer, La Vierge au buisson des roses, 1473. Daté 1473 au revers. Huile et tempera sur bois de résineux, H. 200,2; L. 114,4; Ép. 2,9 cm. Colmar, église des Dominicains © Région Grand Est – Inventaire général / Bastien Garnier, avec l’aimable autorisation du Conseil de Fabrique de la Collégiale Saint-Martin à Colmar
