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The image shows an intricately designed incense burner with gothic architecture and detailed figures in the center. The color palette is primarily monochrome, with black and gray against a beige background. The burner is in the center, with chains extending outward and resting on the surface beneath it.
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The image shows an intricately designed incense burner with gothic architecture and detailed figures in the center. The color palette is primarily monochrome, with black and gray against a beige background. The burner is in the center, with chains extending outward and resting on the surface beneath it.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Censer

Martin Schongauer

Date
c. 1480/1490
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 31.3 x 21.2 cm (12 5/16 x 8 3/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.89
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1401 to 1500
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Angel
  • German
  • engraving
  • Sculpture
Provenance

(sale 4, Gutekunst and Co., Stuttgart, 1870); Hohenzollern Museum, Sigmaringen; (Charles Sessler, Philadelphia); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1929; gift to NGA, 1943.

Watermarks

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NGA object ID 3301. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.