Schongauer shows a crozier

The vast majority of the 116 known engravings created by the German artist Martin Schongauer in the second half of the 15th century are depictions of religious scenes or portraits of biblical figures.

Only three of his motifs are different. One is an ornament with an owl, mocked by day birds, the o…

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