Altarpiece depicting the life of St Barbara
Central panel (showing four scenes):
- top left: St Barbara being baptised by St John the Baptist
- top right: The Castigation of St Barbara
- bottom left: The building of the tower in which the saint was imprisioned. St Barbara stands to the
Altarpiece depicting the life of St Barbara
Central panel (showing four scenes):
- top left: St Barbara being baptised by St John the Baptist
- top right: The Castigation of St Barbara
- bottom left: The building of the tower in which the saint was imprisioned. St Barbara stands to the left with a companion, and two builders are on the right
- bottom right: In the background St Barbara in the tower, crowned by Christ. In the foreground two soldiers play cards.
[Cat. Berlin 1883, No. 636B]
- Attributions
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Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder
Attributions
Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder | [Gemäldegalerie, revised 2010] |
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder | [Cat. Berlin 1883, No. 636B] |
- Production date
- 1530 - 1540
Production date
1530 - 1540 | [Cat. Erfurt 1924, 21, No. 66] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 172 x 138 cm
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 172 x 138 cm
[Gemäldegalerie, revised 2010]
Maße Bildträger: 172 x 66 cm
[Cat. Erfurt 1924, 21, No. 66]
- Signature / Dating
None
- Owner
- Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie
- Repository
- Angermuseum, Erfurt
- Location
- Erfurt
- CDA ID
- DE_smbGG_636Ba
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR-none
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_smbGG_636Ba/