![]() ![]() Lehrs was also convinced that the 'Crosier' and the 'Censer' (.106) offered evidence that Schongauer had actually been trained as a goldsmith to some extent in his father's workshop - another reason for an early date. The part of the print signed with the artist's monogram has been cut off in this example. The print has been cut in half at some stage and given A and B numbers (14001A and 14001B). The polygonal shaft of the crozier rises through an architectural section fitted with niches with small figures beneath Gothic arches with finials, showing St Margaret, a king with a sceptre and orb and St Barbara, standing on consoles. A blank shield rests on the bottom of the circle, ready to receive the bishop's coat of arms. The Madonna holds the naked Child who is standing and blessing. At the centre of the crozier are the crowned Madonna, seated on a throne between two angels playing a lute and an organ. Four tiny male figures climb through the tracery on top. ![]() ![]() The curl of the crozier is decorated with seven crockets (although this print has been cut irregularly following the shape of the crozier and through three of the seven crockets). This engraving depicts a bishop's crozier. ![]()
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