Recto:
The panel is divided into two fields. The upper field depicts the Circumcision of Christ in the temple. The Christ child sits on the Highpriest's lap, two men accompany the scene. The Virgin and Joseph have pulled back a curtain and watch the event from the behind.
The lower field depicts
Recto:
The panel is divided into two fields. The upper field depicts the Circumcision of Christ in the temple. The Christ child sits on the Highpriest's lap, two men accompany the scene. The Virgin and Joseph have pulled back a curtain and watch the event from the behind.
The lower field depicts the Baptism of Christ. Clothed only in a loincloth Christ stands in the foreground up to his knees in water. In the midground a group of five men is visible in a luscious riverlandscape. With outstretched arms God the Father sends the Holy Ghost down to the baptism scene in the guise of a dove.
Verso:
Full-length figure of Martin Luther wearing a black cassock beneath a rounded arch with organic ornamentation in the spandrals. In his hands Luther holds an open book and presents the content to the viewer.
[Görres, cda 2013]
- Attribution
- Lucas Cranach the Younger and Workshop
Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Younger and Workshop | [Schade 1974, 96, 98] |
- Production date
- 1582
Production date
1582 | [central panel dated] |
- Dimensions
- Dimension of painted surface: 166.5 x 59.6 cm (clear dimension)
Dimensions
Dimension of painted surface: 166.5 x 59.6 cm (clear dimension)
Dimensions including frame: 191 x 84.8 x 6.7 cm
[cda 2013]
- Signature / Dating
Central panel with artist's insignia winged serpent with dropped wings, facing left, and dated '1582'
Signature / Dating
Central panel with artist's insignia winged serpent with dropped wings, facing left, and dated '1582'
[cda 2013]
- Inscriptions and Labels
Biblical quotation in an open book in Luther's hands [verso]:
'Johannes am III
Also hat Gott die wellt
geliebet, …Inscriptions and Labels
Inscriptions, Badges:
Biblical quotation in an open book in Luther's hands [verso]:
'Johannes am III
Also hat Gott die wellt
geliebet, das er seinen ein-
gebornen son gab, auff das
alle, die an in gleuben ni-
cht verloren werden, son-
dern das ewi-
ge leben ha-
ben. Den gott hatt seinen
Son nicht gesant in die
welt, das er die welt richte
sondern das die welt, durch
in selig werde.'
(John 3,16-17)
'An Timotheum
Das das ist je gewilich
war, vnd ein thewer wer-
des wort, das Christus
Jesus komen ist in die
welt, die Sunder selig
zu machen vnter wel-
chen ich der furnemester
bin, Aber darumb ist
mir barhertzigkeit wider-
faren Auff das an m[ir]
fürnehmlich Jhesus Christus erzeigete Alle gedult Zum Exempel denen die an ihn gleuben sollten.'
(1. Timothy 1,15-16)
[Kalmbach 2007, 29]
- Owner
- Johann-Friedrich-Danneil-Museum Salzwedel
- Repository
- Johann-Friedrich-Danneil-Museum Salzwedel
- Location
- Salzwedel
- CDA ID
- DE_JFDMS_K700b
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR-none
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_JFDMS_K700b/