Cranach, court painter to the dukes of Saxony, employed a highly sophisticated, stylized manner, evident here in the rich coloring and decorative folds of Mary's elaborate garments. On his knee Jesus balances an apple, symbolizing the Forbidden Fruit and implying that Christ will redeem humanity. He eats a grape from
Cranach, court painter to the dukes of Saxony, employed a highly sophisticated, stylized manner, evident here in the rich coloring and decorative folds of Mary's elaborate garments. On his knee Jesus balances an apple, symbolizing the Forbidden Fruit and implying that Christ will redeem humanity. He eats a grape from the bunch offered by his mother. These grapes and the glass on the parapet refer to the eucharistic wine of the Last Supper.
[http://www.nga.gov/fcgi-bin/tinfo_f?object=42393] (accessed 08.02.2013)
- Attribution
- Lucas Cranach the Elder
Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder | [http://www.nga.gov/fcgi-bin/tinfo_f?object=42393] (accessed 08.02.2013) |
- Production dates
- about 1535
about 1537
Production dates
about 1535 | 'probably c. 1535 or after' [http://www.nga.gov/fcgi-bin/tinfo_f?object=42393] (accessed 08.02.2013) |
about 1537 | [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932, No. 314] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 71.2 x 52.1 cm (28 1/16 x 20 1/2 in.)
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 71.2 x 52.1 cm (28 1/16 x 20 1/2 in.)
[http://www.nga.gov/fcgi-bin/tinfo_f?object=42393] (accessed 08.02.2013)
- Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia at the top right, above the Madonna's shoulder: winged serpent with folded (?) wings
Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia at the top right, above the Madonna's shoulder: winged serpent with folded (?) wings
[http://www.nga.gov/fcgi-bin/tinfo_f?object=42393&detail=ins] (accessed 08.02.2013)
- Owner
- National Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C.
- Repository
- National Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C.
- Location
- Washington
- CDA ID
- US_NGA_1953-3-1
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR390
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/US_NGA_1953-3-1/