Devotional images of the Virgin remained a mainstay of every painter. Here, Mary and the Christ Child are attended by St. Catherine. The motif of the grapes eaten by the Christ Child was understood at the time as a reference to Christ's sacrifice and the wine of the Eucharist. The
Devotional images of the Virgin remained a mainstay of every painter. Here, Mary and the Christ Child are attended by St. Catherine. The motif of the grapes eaten by the Christ Child was understood at the time as a reference to Christ's sacrifice and the wine of the Eucharist. The rainbow is symbolic of the covenant between God and man.
- Attribution
- Lucas Cranach the Elder
Attribution
| Lucas Cranach the Elder |
- Production date
- about 1515
Production date
| about 1515 |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 72.39 x 55.88 cm (28 1/2 in x 22 in)
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 72.39 x 55.88 cm (28 1/2 in x 22 in)
- Owner
- Portland Art Museum
- Repository
- Portland Art Museum
- Location
- Portland
- CDA ID
- US_PAM_69-67
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR131A
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/US_PAM_69-67/
