Martin Schongauer (c. 1450/1453-1491) was an Alsatian engraver and painter, regarded as the most important printmaker north of the Alps before Albrecht Dürer. He produced 116 engravings that circulated widely across Europe and influenced major artists, including Michelangelo, who is reported to have copied one of his prints. He was the first German painter to also become a significant engraver, and he pioneered advanced engraving techniques, including cross-hatching and curved parallel lines, that later printmakers refined.
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Born: Colmar (Grand Est, France) (inhabited place)
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He was the most important printmaker north of the Alps before Albrecht Dürer, a younger artist who collected his work.
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Martin Schongauer (c. 1450-1453, Colmar, 2 February 1491, Breisach), also known as Martin Schön ("Martin beautiful") or Hübsch Martin ("pretty Martin") by his contemporaries, was an Alsatian engraver and painter.
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was an Alsatian engraver and painter
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was an Alsatian engraver and painter
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