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

THE BEARING OF THE CROSS

Circa 1473 – 1489

Sheet 8 from the series “The Passion”

Story:

Gospels according to Matthew 27; to Mark 15; to Luke 23; to John 19

Bottom centre: a monogram, M+S

Copperplate engraving

167×119, 163×114 mm

Handbooks:

B. VI, 16; L. V, 26; TIB. VIII, 1, 026

Impression in the Museum collections

the impression is a late one

No watermark

Provenance:

Antiques;
in the Museum since 1937

Inv. Г-112066

Comments:

The plate is worn, the impression is grey