
The Road To Calvary
<p>This print imagines the chaotic march to the site of the Crucifixion. Surrounded by a crowd of tormenters, Jesus stares out at the viewer, collapsed under the weight of the instrument of his death, the cross. Martin Schongauer, the most influential engraver prior to Albrecht Dürer (whose work can be seen nearby), brought unprecedented detail and tonal variety to the medium. At the time of its making, this was also one of the largest engravings ever produced. Its widespread impact is attested by numerous copies and imitations in later decades.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1485
- Dimensions
- Sheet trimmed within platemark: 28.7 × 43 cm (11 5/16 × 16 15/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Martin Schongauer
Artist

Painting
Martin Schongauer, 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, a younger artist who collected his work. Schongauer is the first German painter to be a significant engraver, although he seems to have had the family background and training in goldsmithing which was usual for early engravers.
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Record
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- Martin Schongauer
- Year
- 1485
- Dimensions
- Sheet trimmed within platemark: 28.7 × 43 cm (11 5/16 × 16 15/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1485-037295
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified





