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The Angel of Saint Matthew (from The Symbols of the Four Evangelists series, 1 of 4 plates)
Martin Schongauer (German, about 1430–1491)
Second half of the 15th century
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet (roundel, diameter): 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.)
Other (engraved border, diameter): 8.7 cm (3 7/16 in.)
Other (engraved border, diameter): 8.7 cm (3 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Fund in memory of Horatio Greenough Curtis
Accession Number44.606
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch 073; Lehrs 72 (I/I); Hollstein (German, vol. XLIX) 72 (I/I)
Signed
Signed in plate, lower center: M + S [monogram]
Marks
No watermark; verso, [unidentified collector's stamp in black; letters printed in a circle]; MFA stamp with accession number in graphite: 36093; in graphite: B.73
ProvenanceWilliam H. Schab (dealer), New York; June 8, 1944, purchased from him by the MFA. (Accession Date: June 8, 1944)