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Martin Schongauer

1450 - 1491

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Martin Schongauer (c. 1450–53, 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. He was the most important printmaker north of the Alps before Albrecht Dürer, a younger artist who collected his work. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Martin Schongauer has received more than 211,143 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Martin Schongauer is the 273rd most popular painter (down from 239th in 2019), the 863rd most popular biography from France (down from 765th in 2019) and the 66th most popular French Painter.

Martin Schongauer is most famous for his engravings.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Martin Schongauer ranks 273 out of 1,421Before him are Pieter Claesz, Il Sodoma, Gerard ter Borch, Philippe de Champaigne, Jacques Callot, and Balthus. After him are Paul Delaroche, James Tissot, Norman Rockwell, Félicien Rops, Carlo Crivelli, and Vilhelm Hammershøi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1450, Martin Schongauer ranks 9Before him are Josquin des Prez, John Cabot, Kara Ahmed Pasha, Luca Signorelli, Yejong of Joseon, and Gerard David. After him are Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād, Marko Marulić, Francisco de Almeida, Diogo Dias, Pêro da Covilhã, and Ravidas. Among people deceased in 1491, Martin Schongauer ranks 1After him are Afonso, Prince of Portugal and William Caxton.

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In France

Among people born in France, Martin Schongauer ranks 863 out of 6,011Before him are Jean-Luc Nancy (1940), Charles III of Navarre (1361), Gaston Doumergue (1863), Caterina Valente (1931), Danielle Darrieux (1917), and Juliette Binoche (1964). After him are Paul Delaroche (1797), Georges Brassens (1921), Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille (1713), Magnentius (303), Jacques Anquetil (1934), and Raymond of Poitiers (1115).

Among PAINTERS In France

Among painters born in France, Martin Schongauer ranks 66Before him are Georges Rouault (1871), Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725), Simon Vouet (1590), Henri Fantin-Latour (1836), Jacques Callot (1592), and Balthus (1908). After him are Paul Delaroche (1797), James Tissot (1836), Thomas Couture (1815), Horace Vernet (1789), Séraphine Louis (1864), and Léon Bonnat (1833).