The painting depicts Christ in the centre of a group of women who present their children to be blessed. More mothers with their children enter from the righ and the disciples come running from the left lead by Peter with his hands raised in defense.
- Attributions
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Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Younger
Attributions
Lucas Cranach the Elder | [Exhib. Cat. Weimar 2015, 67] [Angermuseum, revised 2012] |
Lucas Cranach the Younger | [Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 309] |
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder | [Cat. Erfurt 1924, 31, No. 142] |
- Production dates
- after 1537
about 1530
Production dates
after 1537 | [Exhib. Cat. Weimar 2015, 67] [Angermuseum, revised 2012] |
about 1530 | [Cat. Erfurt 1924, 31, No. 142] |
about 1537 | [Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 309] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 68 x 119 cm (measured in frame)
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 68 x 119 cm (measured in frame)
[cda 2012]
70.5 x 120.5 cm
[Cat. Erfurt 1924, 31, No. 142]
Dimensions including frame: 93 x 143.5 x 7 cm
[cda 2012]
- Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia bottom left: winged serpent with closed wings, facing left
Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia bottom left: winged serpent with closed wings, facing left
- Inscriptions and Labels
- along the top edge, floating in the sky: 'LASSET DIE KINDLIN ZV MIR KOMEN, VND WERET INEN NICHT, DEN …
Inscriptions and Labels
Inscriptions, Badges:
- along the top edge, floating in the sky:
'LASSET DIE KINDLIN ZV MIR KOMEN, VND WERET INEN NICHT, DEN SOLCHER IST DAS REICH GOTTES, MARC. X'
- Owner
- Angermuseum, Erfurt
- Repository
- Angermuseum, Erfurt
- Location
- Erfurt
- CDA ID
- DE_AME_7414
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR-none
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_AME_7414/
- along the top edge, floating in the sky: 'LASSET DIE KINDLIN ZV MIR KOMEN, VND WERET INEN NICHT, DEN …