Ludwig Schongauer

Elephant by Ludwig Schongauer, Vienna Museum

Ludwig Schongauer (c. 1440–1494) was a German painter and engraver.

Schongauer was born in Augsburg into an Alsatian family of artists, later settling in Colmar.^[1] His father Caspard was a goldsmith, and he had three brothers. Two of his brothers Georg and Paul became goldsmiths themselves, while his third brother was the painter Martin Schongauer.

Selected Known Works

• Wing of an altarpiece: The Arrest of Christ
• Christ before Pilate; The Resurrection

References

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External links

• Wing of an altarpiece: The Arrest of Christ
• Christ before Pilate; The Resurrection