The Virgin Nursing the Child

The Virgin Nursing the Child

Title

The Virgin Nursing the Child

[cda 2021]

Painting on limewood

This little panel shows the Virgin nursing the infant Christ against the backdrop of a curtain held up by three cherubs. The ox and ass can be seen to the left together with the manger.

[cda 2021]

Attribution
Augustus Corvus
Production date
1558

Production date

1558

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 17 x 13.5 cm

Dimensions

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia at the right side: 'Augustus Corvus // faciebat // 1558'

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia at the right side: 'Augustus Corvus // faciebat // 1558'

Owner
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie
Repository
Unknown
CDA ID
DE_smbGG-Lost_614A
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_smbGG-Lost_614A/

Provenance

  • until 1911 in the private collection of F. Ricard, Frankfurt am Main
  • gifted to the Staatliche Museen, Gemäldegalerie, inv. no. 614 A
  • from 1937 on loan to the German Embassy in London
  • since 1945 missing
    [Lostart online database, accessed 03.03.2021]
  • The Virgin Nursing the Child, 1558

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