A Faun and his family

A Faun and his family

Titles

A Faun and his family

[Exhib. Cat. Rome 2010, no. 9]

Family of ancient semi-gods or primordial men

[Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974, no. 501]

Painting on beech wood

Medium

Painting on beech wood

[Exhib. Cat. Rome 2010, no. 9]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Exhib. Cat. Hamburg 2003, no. 70]

Production date
1531

Production date

1531

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 45 x 34.3 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 45 x 34.3 cm

  • [Exhib. Cat. Rome 2010, no. 9]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia at the bottom: serpent with elevated wings and dated '1531'

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia at the bottom: serpent with elevated wings and dated '1531'

  • [Exhib. Cat. Hamburg 2003, no. 70]

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P216
FR (1978) Nr.
FR267A
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P216/

Provenance

  • Collection of a Bavarian noble family
  • Heinz Kisters Collection, Kreuzlingen
  • Sotheby's London, Old Masters Evening Sale, 6 December 2017, lot 30
  • Private collection
    [cda 2018]

Exhibitions

Nuremberg 1963, no. 9
Kreuzlingen 1971, no. 46
Basel 1974, no. 501
Hamburg 2003, no. 70
Madrid 2007/2008, no. 75
Rome 2010/2011, no. 9

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Rome 2010 156 9
EditorGalleria Borghese, Rome, Anna Coliva, Bernard Aikema
TitleCranach. L'altro rinascimento / a different renaissance, [Rome, Galleria Borghese 15 ottobre 2010 - 13 febbraio 2011]
Place of PublicationMilan
Year of Publication2010
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Exhib. Cat. Madrid 2007/2008 212, 252 75
EditorFernando Checa
TitleDurero y Cranach. Arte y Humanismo en la Alemania del Renacimiento [Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza]
Place of PublicationMadrid
Year of Publication2007
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Exhib. Cat. Hamburg 2003 74, 180 070 Pl. 70
EditorBucerius Kunst Forum, Werner Schade
TitleLucas Cranach. Glaube, Mythologie und Moderne [Bucerius Kunst Forum, Hamburg]
Place of PublicationOstfildern-Ruit
Year of Publication2003
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Koepplin 2003 C 159, 160 Fig. 92
AuthorDieter Koepplin
TitleEin Cranach-Prinzip
Publicationin Heinz Spielmann, Werner Schade, eds., Lucas Cranach. Glaube, Mythologie und Moderne, Exhib. Cat. Hamburg 2003
Place of PublicationOstfildern-Ruit
Year of Publication2003
Pages144-165
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 267A
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974/1976 601 501
AuthorDieter Koepplin, Tilman Falk
TitleLukas Cranach. Gemälde, Zeichnungen und Druckgraphik
Volume1, 2
Place of PublicationBasel, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1974
Link http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-diglit-104522
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