Venus with Cupid Stealing Honey

Venus with Cupid Stealing Honey

Title

Venus with Cupid Stealing Honey

[Exhib. Cat. Prague 2016, No. 25]

Painting on limewood

Medium

Painting on limewood

[Exhib. Cat. Prague 2016, No. 25]

Venus, wearing only a hat and two chains, holds onto a branch with her right hand, while her left hand grasps her raised left foot. She looks down at her son Cupid, who is holding a honeycomb in his hand and is surrounded by buzzing bees. Behind them in the

Venus, wearing only a hat and two chains, holds onto a branch with her right hand, while her left hand grasps her raised left foot. She looks down at her son Cupid, who is holding a honeycomb in his hand and is surrounded by buzzing bees. Behind them in the background are bushes and a reclining stag.

Attribution
Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Exhib. Cat. Prague 2016, No. 25]

Production date
about 1575-1615

Production date

about 1575-1615

'late 16th- or early 17th century' [Exhib. Cat. Prague 2016, No. 25]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 26.3 x 17.3 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 26.3 x 17.3 cm

  • [Exhib. Cat. Prague 2016, No. 25]

Signature / Dating

None

Owner
Národní galerie v Praze (National Gallery in Prague)
Repository
Národní galerie v Praze (National Gallery in Prague)
Location
Prague
CDA ID
CZ_NGP_O467
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/CZ_NGP_O467/

Provenance

  • 1866 bequeathed by JUDr. Jan Kanka, Prague
    [Exhib. Cat. Prague 2016, No. 25]

Exhibitions

Prague 2016, No. 25

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Prague 2016 172-173 25 Fig. p. 172
EditorOlga Kotková
TitleCranach. Ze všech stran. From all sides.
Place of PublicationPrague
Year of Publication2016
Pages16-180
Show Literature
  • Venus with Cupid Stealing Honey, about 1575-1615

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Conservation History

Date1931

restored 1931

[Exhib. Cat. Prague 2016, No. 25]

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