Christ taking leave of his mother

Christ taking leave of his mother

Titles

Christ taking leave of his mother

[Kunsthistorisches Museum, revised 2011]

Christ taking leave of the holy women

[Exhib. Cat. Vienna 1972, No. 6, 20-21]

Painting on limewood

Medium

Painting on limewood

[Klein, Report 2013]
[Cat. Vienna 1973, 49]

Christ on the left side turns to his mother, who stands in grief opposite him, preceding the group of mourning women. The scene takes place in front of an expansive landscape.

[Görres, cda 2012]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Kunsthistorisches Museum, revised 2011]

Production date
about 1520

Production date

about 1520

[Kunsthistorisches Museum, revised 2011]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 110 x 83.5 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 110 x 83.5 cm

  • [Cat. Vienna 1973, 49]

Signature / Dating

None. [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 132] erroneously remarked: 'signed top right'.

Signature / Dating

  • None. [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 132] erroneously remarked: 'signed top right'.

  • [Görres, cda 2012]

Owner
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Repository
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Location
Vienna
CDA ID
AT_KHM_GG891
FR (1978) Nr.
FR132
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/AT_KHM_GG891/

Provenance

  • since 1781 in the Belvedere
    [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 132]

Exhibitions

  • Graz 1953

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Heydenreich 2007 B 41 23
AuthorGunnar Heydenreich
Title"... dass Du mit wunderbarer Schnelligkeit malest". Virtuosität und Effizienz in der künstlerischen Praxis Lucas Cranachs d. Ä.
Publicationin Bodo Brinkmann, ed., Cranach der Ältere, Exhib. Cat. FrankfurtA
Place of PublicationOstfildern
Year of Publication2007
Pages29-47
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Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005 329, 330 021 (mentioned under) Fig. 150
EditorHarald Marx, Karin Kolb, Ingrid Mössinger
TitleCranach Anlässlich der Ausstellung Cranach vom 13. November 2005 bis 12. März 2006 in den Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz. Eine Ausstellung in Kooperation mit der Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister der Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Place of PublicationCologne
Year of Publication2005
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 132
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974/1976 457
AuthorDieter Koepplin, Tilman Falk
TitleLukas Cranach. Gemälde, Zeichnungen und Druckgraphik
Volume1, 2
Place of PublicationBasel, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1974
Link http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-diglit-104522
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Cat. Vienna 1973 49 pl. 130
EditorKlaus Demus
TitleVerzeichnis der Gemälde
SeriesFührer durch das Kunsthistorische Museum
Volume18
Place of PublicationVienna
Year of Publication1973
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Cat. Vienna 1963 106
Authorn. a.
TitleKatalog der Gemäldegalerie. 2, Vlamen, Holländer, Deutsche, Franzosen
SeriesFührer durch das Kunsthistorische Museum
Volume8/2
Place of PublicationVienna
Year of Publication1963
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Exhib. Cat. Graz 1953
EditorLandesmuseum Joanneum, Graz
TitleDürer und seine Zeit. Meisterwerke der deutschen Malerei des 16. Jahrhunderts. Sonderausstellung der Gemäldegalerie des Kunsthistorischen Museums, Wien im Steiermärkischen Landesmuseum Joanneum, Graz [Steiermärkischen Landesmuseum Joanneum, Graz]
Place of PublicationGraz
Year of Publication1953
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 113
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1932
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/friedlaender1932
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Scheibler 1887 296
AuthorLudwig Scheibler
TitleÜber altdeutsche Gemälde in der kaiserlichen Galerie zu Wien
JournalRepertorium für Kunstwissenschaft
Issue10
Year of Publication1887
Link http://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/artdok/volltexte/2014/2652
Pages271-306
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Schuchardt 1851 C 426
AuthorChristian Schuchardt
TitleLucas Cranach des Aeltern Leben und Werke. Zweiter Theil
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1851
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/schuchardt1851bd2
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  • Christ taking leave of his mother, about 1520

Images

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Documents

Technical studies

08.04.2013Scientific analysis

  • Identification of wood species / Dendrochronology

Support

Identification of wood species: limewood (Tilia sp.)

  • analysed by Peter Klein

Condition Reports

Date25.09.2012

Cradled

[Görres, cda 2012]

Versions

Christ taking leave from the Virgin
  • Christ taking leave from the Virgin, about 1520
  • DE_SKD_GG1907
  • Painting
  • Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden

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