One of Cranach's customary compositions with the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child on her lap. Jesus takes some grapes from the hands of young Saint John while three angels hold a finely wrinkled red cloth behind them, forming a sort of canopy. A landscape at the upper left of
One of Cranach's customary compositions with the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child on her lap. Jesus takes some grapes from the hands of young Saint John while three angels hold a finely wrinkled red cloth behind them, forming a sort of canopy. A landscape at the upper left of the painting recalls the artist's training in the Danube school.
This work is outstanding for its firm drawing, the predominance of line over color and the elegant play of curves, counter-curves and undulations in the characters' hair. The light dilutes some profiles and slight sfumato effects create a certain degree of melancholy in the midst of this joyous scene.
- Attribution
- Lucas Cranach the Elder
Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder | [Museo Nacional del Prado, revised 2013] |
- Production date
- 1536
Production date
1536 | [dated] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 121.3 x 83.4 x 0.6 cm (thinned and cradled; coated on the reverse with a later greenish grey application)
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 121.3 x 83.4 x 0.6 cm (thinned and cradled; coated on the reverse with a later greenish grey application)
[Museo Nacional del Prado, revised 2013]
- Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia on the left on the wall: winged serpent with elevated wings facing right and dated '1536'; in yellow paint
Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia on the left on the wall: winged serpent with elevated wings facing right and dated '1536'; in yellow paint
[cda 2013]
- Inscriptions and Labels
Verso on the cradle: - second vertical batten,
in blue marker: 'P7440'[cda 2013]
Inscriptions and Labels
Stamps, Seals, Labels:
Verso on the cradle: - second vertical batten,
in blue marker: 'P7440'
[cda 2013]
- Owner
- Museo Nacional del Prado
- Repository
- Museo Nacional del Prado
- Location
- Madrid
- CDA ID
- ES_MNdP_P07440
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR228G
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/ES_MNdP_P07440/