Man of Sorrows flanked by the Virgin and St John

Title

[Cat. Hamburg 2007, No. 708] [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 384]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Auct. Cat. London 2011, lot 214]

Christ as the Man of Sorrows is shown seated on the edge of his sarcophagus against neutral background. He displays his wounds and bears the crown of thorns on his head. Behind him stand the Virgin in mourning and St John in a red robe.

Attribution: Lucas Cranach the Younger

Production date: about 1540

Production date

about 1540

[cda 2017]

Dimensions: Dimensions of support: 57.8 x 77.2 cm

Dimensions

Dimensions of support: 57.8 x 77.2 cm
[Auct. Cat. London 2011, lot 214]

Signature / Dating: None

Owner: Private Collection
Repository: Private Collection

CDA ID: PRIVATE_NONE-P167
FR (1978) Nr.: FR-none
Persistent Link: https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P167/

Man of Sorrows flanked by the Virgin and St John, about 1540

Images

Technical studies

09. 2016Technical examination / Scientific analysis

Infrared reflectography

Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

- an underdrawing with a brush is only faintly visible in isolated areas

[Sandner, Heydenreich, Smith-Contini, cda 2017]

photographed by Ingo Sandner
photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich

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