Christ and John Baptist as Infants

Christ and John Baptist as Infants

Title

Christ and John Baptist as Infants

[Exhib. Cat. Brussels 2010, No. 78]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Exhib. Cat. Brussels 2010, No. 78]

The infant Christ stands in front of a black background on stony ground. He supports the cross with his left hand and with his right hand he blesses the infant John who kneels before him in an attitude of prayer. The Lamb of God cowers behind John. Both boys have

The infant Christ stands in front of a black background on stony ground. He supports the cross with his left hand and with his right hand he blesses the infant John who kneels before him in an attitude of prayer. The Lamb of God cowers behind John. Both boys have short blond curly hair, are wearing transparent shirts and each is crowned with a halo. In addition John wears a fur loin-cloth.

[Görres, cda 2014]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Exhib. Cat. Brussels 2010, No. 78]

Production date
about 1515 - 1520

Production date

about 1515 - 1520

[Exhib. Cat. Brussels 2010, No. 78]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 29 x 18.9 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 29 x 18.9 cm

  • [Exhib. Cat. Brussels 2010, No. 78]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia on the cross: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing left

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia on the cross: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing left

  • [cda 2017]

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P049
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P049/

Provenance

  • auction Christie's, London, 8./9. December 1994
  • private collection

[Exhib. Cat. Brussels 2010, No. 78]

Exhibitions

Brussels/Paris 2010/2011, no. 78
Tokyo/Vienna 2016/2017
Düsseldorf 2017, no. 81

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Düsseldorf 2017 174 No. 81
EditorGunnar Heydenreich, Daniel Görres, Beat Wismer
TitleLucas Cranach der Ältere. Meister - Marke - Moderne. [anlässlich der Ausstellung "Cranach. Meister - Marke - Moderne", Stiftung Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf, 08. April 2017 - 30. Juli 2017]
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication2017
Exhib. Cat. Tokyo 2016 54, 55
EditorGuido Messling, Atsushi Shinfuji
TitleLucas Cranach the Elder. 500 Years of the power of Tempation. [National Museum of Western Art,Tokyo; National Museum, Osaka, Japan]
Place of PublicationTokyo
Year of Publication2016
Exhib. Cat. Paris 2011 148, 174 078
EditorGuido Messling
TitleCranach et son temps [Paris, Musée du Luxembourg]
Place of PublicationParis
Year of Publication2011
Exhib. Cat. Brussels 2010 148 78 pp. 148, 174
EditorBozarbooks & Lannoo, Guido Messling
TitleDie Welt des Lucas Cranach. Ein Künstler im Zeitalter von Dürer, Tizian und Metsys [anlässlich der Ausstellung "Die Welt des Lucas Cranach", Palast der Schönen Künste, Brüssel, 20. Oktober 2010 - 23. Januar 2011]
Place of PublicationBrussels
Year of Publication2010
Auct. Cat. London 1994 lot 86
EditorChristie's Fine Art Auction House, London
TitleImportant Old Master Pictures, Including Pictures from Houghton, Christie's London, 8./9. December 1994
Place of PublicationLondon
Year of Publication1994
  • Christ and John Baptist as Infants, about 1515 - 1520

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Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- dark drawing material; dark chalk (?) or metalpoint?

Type/Ductus:

- freehand underdrawing

- delicate, thin lines

Function:

- rough design for the final painted version; the lines indicate the contours of the figures as well as eyes and ears; no representation of volume

Deviations:

- adjustments were made during the painting process

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- Lucas Cranach the Elder and/or workshop

Comments:

- possibly with reference to a pre-existing design

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich cda 2014]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich

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