Saint Eustace kneels reverently in front of a rockface and looks up at the mighty stag who stands above him close to the precipice. A cross springs from his forehead between the sweeping antlers. The hunter carries an array of hunting equipment. A ballock and a hunting sword bearing the
Saint Eustace kneels reverently in front of a rockface and looks up at the mighty stag who stands above him close to the precipice. A cross springs from his forehead between the sweeping antlers. The hunter carries an array of hunting equipment. A ballock and a hunting sword bearing the initials 'AD' on the pommel hang from a shoulder belt. A piece of armour flashes beneath the red robe. The horse, which is tied to a tree, looks into the far distance and appears to be unaffected by the miracle. With the exception of the hunting dog, who stands behind the kneeling figure of Eustace and - baring his teeth - appears to have got the scent of the stag, the remaining dogs do not perceive the mystical apparition.
[Hanzl, Sammlungen des Fürsten von und zu Liechtenstein 2013]
- Attributions
-
Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Younger
Attributions
Lucas Cranach the Elder | [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 108] |
Lucas Cranach the Younger | [Bode 1896] [1] [1] according to Kronfeld 1931, No. A 1036 |
- Production dates
- about 1515 - 1520
about 1520
Production dates
about 1515 - 1520 | [Sammlungen des Fürsten von und zu Liechtenstein, revised 2013] |
about 1520 | [Exhib. Cat. Luzern 1946, No. 71] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 86.5 x 32.8 cm
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 86.5 x 32.8 cm
Dimensions including frame: 102.5 x 48.5 x 3 cm
[Sammlungen des Fürsten von und zu Liechtenstein, revised 2013]
- Signature / Dating
- None
- Inscriptions and Labels
- Inscription on the pommel of the hunting sword: 'AD'
Inscriptions and Labels
Inscriptions, Badges:
- Inscription on the pommel of the hunting sword: 'AD'
- [Sammlungen des Fürsten von und zu Liechtenstein, revised 2013]
- Owner
- Liechtenstein. The Princely Collections, Vaduz-Vienna
- Repository
- Liechtenstein. The Princely Collections, Vaduz-Vienna
- Location
- Vienna
- CDA ID
- AT_PCLW_GE1036
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR108
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/AT_PCLW_GE1036/