Virgin and Child with an Apple
Martin Schongauer
ca. 1475
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 6 13/16 x 4 5/8 in. (17.3 x 11.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of M. Feltenstein, 2009
Accession Number
2009.435
Tags
ApplesMadonna and Child
About the Artist
Martin Schongauer · 1435–1491
Martin Schongauer, born around 1450–1453 in Colmar, Alsace, emerged from a family of skilled artisans. The third of four or five sons of goldsmith Caspar Schongauer, who had relocated from Augsburg to Colmar around 1440, Martin was immersed in the goldsmith's trade from youth, likely receiving his initial training in his father's workshop—a common path for early engravers. He further honed his ski...