Art Institute of Chicago
The Censer
Martin SchongauerLinkedCulture matchlcp-ef20aef5eff8
- Date
- 1470/74
- Medium
- Engraving on cream laid paper
- Culture
- Germany
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 86268
Although best known now for his engravings, Martin Schongauer was initially a goldsmith as well as a painter. The extraordinary detail of his early Censer suggests either a design for a planned commission, or a close replica of an existing one. Censers were ornate sculptured objects used in Catholic churches to distribute clouds of incense during Mass by swinging them back and forth on long chains. This one is covered with a heavenly host and boasts numerous openwork areas to allow the clouds of smoke to emerge.
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- Credit line
- Gift of Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.
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- Object type
- AAT300041273
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