Martin Schongauer

Circa 1450 – 1491
Germany

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Gospel According to John, Gospel According to Mark, Gospel According to Matthew, Gospel According to Luke, Religious genre

CHRIST IS TAKEN PRISONER

Circa 1473 – 1489

Sheet 2 from the series “The Passion”

Story:

Gospels according to Matthew 26; to Mark 14; to Luke 22; to John 18

Bottom centre: a monogram, M+S

Copperplate engraving

167×121, 163×117 mm

Handbooks:

B. VI, 10; L. V, 20; TIB. VIII, 1, 020

Impression in the Museum collections

The impression is a late one

No watermark

Provenance:

Antiques;
in the Museum since 1937

Inv. Г-112065

Comments:

the plate is worn, the impression is grey