Artist: Martin Schongauer (1448 -1491), also known as Martin Schön or Hübsch Martin by his contemporaries, was an Alsatian engraver and painter. He was the most important printmaker north of the Alps before Albrecht Dürer.
Title: Christ carrying the Cross.
Signed: with monogram in the plate, blind stamp "Reichsdruck" and stamp in ink verso: Facximile-Reproduction des Reichsdruckerei Berlin.
Dimensions: Image 10 3/4" x 16 1/2". Sheet 14 1/2" x 22 1/2".
Publisher: Reichsdruckerei Berlin.
Date: Printed late XIX C.
Materials and Techniques: Photogravure after engraving on laid paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Wear to margins. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: German School XV C. German School XIX C.