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Martin Schongauer

German artist (c. 1450–1491)
Person human Q155575
Martin Schongauer
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Facts

29 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
1445, 1440[10]
Date of death
February 2, 1491, 1491[11]
Place of birth
Colmar
Place of death
Breisach
Country of citizenship
Germany[12]
Occupation
painter, engraver, graphic artist, copper engraver, draftsperson, artist[13]
Educated at
Leipzig University[14]
Notable work
Madonna of the Rose Bower[15]
Work location
Nuremberg[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[32]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library, National Gallery of Art Library
Copyright representative
reproduction right represented by CISAC-member, reproduction right not represented by CISAC member
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok, Teutsche Academie der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Künste, Schilder-boeck, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8, Neue Deutsche Biographie[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]
End of work period
1491[35]
Family name
Schongauer[18]
Given name
Martin[19]
Has works in the collection
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Auckland Art Gallery, J. Paul Getty Museum, National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Art, Nationalmuseum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Kunsthalle Bremen, Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Unterlinden Museum, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie Berlin, Bavarian State Painting Collections, Cleveland Museum of Art, Walker Art Gallery, Compton Verney Art Gallery, Rijksmuseum, Kupferstichkabinett Berlin, Print Collection, Library of Congress, Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris
Name
Martin
Name in native language
Martin Schongauer[33]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library, WikiProject New York Public Library
P14536
385586
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P14585
41304
P14608
118610430
P14927
118610430
Said to be the same as
Martin Schongauer[17]
Start of work period
1445[34]
🏷️ Also known as
en Martien Schöen en Bon Martini todisco coetaneo di Alberto en Buon Martino en Buon Martino or Martin Schone en Hupse Marten: de Meester van Albert Durer en Hupsen Maerten en Marten Schoon en Martin Hipsch en Martin Hübsch en M[artin] Schoen en Martin Schoen en Martin Schön en Martin Schone en Martin Schönen en Martin Schongauer en Martin Schoon en Mart. Schöne en Marutin Shōngauā en M. Schoen en M. Schon
🔖 Identifiers · 130
ISNI
0000000121287926, 0000000118567839
VIAF cluster ID
166391275
Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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ADAGP artist ID
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AGORHA UUID
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ARTIC artist ID
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AbART person ID
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Art Gallery of South Australia creator ID
11135
Art UK artist ID
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Artcyclopedia artist ID
schongauer_martin
Artist ID of the Department of Prints and Drawings of the Louvre
2377-SCHONGAUER-Martin
Show all 130 identifiers +118
Artist-info artist ID
321805
Artnet artist ID
martin-schongauer
Artsy artist ID
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Athenaeum person ID
6231
Auckland Art Gallery artist ID
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BIBSYS ID
90339195
Benezit ID
B00164724
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11943845k
Biblissima authority ID
El Escorial
Boijmans artist ID
16087
British Museum person or institution ID
45511
CANTIC ID
981058514402206706
CERL Thesaurus ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11336656
Catholic Encyclopedia ID
13553c
Christie's creator ID
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CiNii Research ID
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Cooper Hewitt person ID
18054477
DACS ID (2022)
088291
DACS ID (former)
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DDB person (GND) ID
118610430
DFK Paris person ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118610430
DigitaltMuseum ID
021036378518
Discogs artist ID
4013988
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
184382
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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Europeana entity
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FAST ID
1846352
Freebase ID
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Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
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GTAA ID
151539
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
martin-schongauer
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0061420
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Martin_Schongauer
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
4945037
Harper's tag
martin-schongauer
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID
person/564325569523
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
54961
IdRef ID
027385051
Invaluable.com person ID
tw2swx5165
IxTheo authority ID
07940068X
J. Paul Getty Museum agent DOR ID (old)
2997
J. Paul Getty Museum agent ID
person/103KP6
Japan Search name ID
マルティン・ショーンガウアー
Joconde author ID
T513-27668
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118610430
Kallías ID
PE00050327
Krugosvet article (archived)
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KulturNav-ID
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Kunstindeks Danmark Artist ID
12404
LIMIS person ID
4621621
Lex ID
Martin_Schongauer
Libraries Australia ID
35960732
Libris-URI
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LombardiaBeniCulturali artwork author ID
29622
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
05322/eu_s_1418/s1418
Met Constituent ID
162397
Minneapolis Institute of Art constituent ID
2084
Museum of Modern Art artist ID
63954
Museum-digital ID
16844
MusicBrainz artist ID
44ae88d3-d72d-4e5d-a0bc-669f6a0ce17c
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA06038356
NDL Authority ID
00474641
NE.se ID
martin-schongauer
NL CR AUT ID
xx0086265
NLA Trove people ID
1164106
NSK (VIAF) ID
000139514
NSK ID
981005786472009366
NUKAT ID
n00037523
National Gallery of Art artist ID
2736
National Gallery of Victoria artist ID
4499
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007276533305171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*382662;=BN
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810633098605606
National Library of Russia ID
770242661
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX936944
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp64310
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071193154
Nationalmuseum Sweden ID
10188
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art person ID
6097
Norwegian National Museum producer ID
57366
Notable Names Database ID
335/000096047
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3973176
OpenMLOL author ID
244790, 227922
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100446621
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
5257
Pinakothek artist ID
jWLpeK0GKY
Pushkin Museum artist ID
208414
RERO ID (legacy)
A003805614
RILM ID
357549
RKDartists ID
70964
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
102861
SELIBR ID
280152
SHARE Catalogue author ID
565171
SNAC ARK ID
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Saint Louis Art Museum person ID
2624
Sandrart.net person ID
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Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts name ID
6338
Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators ID
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Städel Museum artist ID
schongauer-martin
Te Papa agent ID
2051
Topic's main category
Category:Martin Schongauer
Treccani ID
martin-schongauer
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
martin-schongauer
Union List of Artist Names ID
500028143
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058514402206706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1282169
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/50850
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
martin-schongauer
Web Gallery of Art artist ID
s/schongau/martin
Web umenia creator ID
9230
Wellcome Collection concept ID
vp5ywb5r
WikiArt ID
martin-schongauer
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcwBCrP3ktKGJgR6dxJjC
Yale LUX ID
person/0b5a55d3-e5a9-40c4-be49-643bb0ca4e69

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 22
Library of Congress, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rijksmuseum, National Gallery of Art, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, Gemäldegalerie Berlin, J. Paul Getty Museum +14 more
Described by source 6
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Nordisk familjebok, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Schilder-boeck, Teutsche Academie der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Künste
Occupation 5
artist, painter, draftsperson, engraver, graphic artist
← Creator 2
Madonna of the Rose Bower, Saint Anthony Tormented by Demons
Educated at 1
Leipzig University
Given name 1
Martin
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Notable work 1
Madonna of the Rose Bower
Place of birth 1
Colmar
Place of death 1
Breisach
Sex or gender 1
male
Topic's main category 1
Category:Martin Schongauer
Work location 1
Nuremberg
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Martin Schongauer
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Summary

Martin Schongauer was born in 1445[1] in Colmar[2]. He died on February 2, 1491[3], in Breisach[4]. He worked as a painter[5], engraver[6], graphic artist[7], copper engraver[8], and draftsperson[9].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[36]

  • Country: DE[37]

  • Began / founded: 1445[38]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1491-02-02[39]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 44ae88d3-d72d-4e5d-a0bc-669f6a0ce17c[40]

FAQs

Where was Martin Schongauer born?

Martin Schongauer's place of birth was Colmar[2].

Where did Martin Schongauer die?

Martin Schongauer passed away in Breisach[4].

What did Martin Schongauer do for work?

Martin Schongauer worked as a painter[5], engraver[6], graphic artist[7], copper engraver[8], and draftsperson[9].

Where did Martin Schongauer go to school?

Martin Schongauer was educated at Leipzig University[14].

Related Entities

Cleveland Museum of Art Colmar Gemäldegalerie Berlin J. Paul Getty Museum Kunsthistorisches Museum Metropolitan Museum of Art National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Victoria Nationalmuseum Rijksmuseum Städel Museum

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . Kunstindeks Danmark. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . artist list of the National Museum of Sweden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [36] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [39] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [40] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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  5. 14w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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