# Martin Schongauer

German, c. 1450–1491; born in Colmar; died in Breisach

Schongauer, the son of a goldsmith, worked in Colmar in Alsace and was both a painter and the most accomplished engraver of fifteenth-century northern Europe. His engravings, more than a hundred, brought a new range of tone and texture to the medium and circulated widely; the young Michelangelo copied his Temptation of Saint Anthony, and Dürer travelled to Colmar hoping to meet him, arriving after his death. His Passion series shows his clear, expressive storytelling.

_Written by Ochre Editions._

4 works in the collection.

- [The Passion: Christ Before Annas](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-passion-christ-before-annas-cma-104608), Martin Schongauer, c. 1480. Courtesy of Cleveland Museum of Art.
- [Christ Crowned with Thorns](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/christ-crowned-with-thorns-cma-104610), Martin Schongauer, 1470–82. Courtesy of Cleveland Museum of Art.
- [The Passion: The Agony in the Garden](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-passion-the-agony-in-the-garden-cma-104613), Martin Schongauer, c. 1480. Courtesy of Cleveland Museum of Art.
- [Christ Carrying the Cross](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/christ-carrying-the-cross-met-336162), Martin Schongauer, ca. 1475–80. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.