The Virgin and Child

The Virgin and Child

Title

The Virgin and Child

[Cat. Prague 2007, No. 14]

Painting on fir

Medium

Painting on fir

[Cat. Prague 2007, No. 14]
[Klein Report, 14.07.2003]

The Madonna sits on a grassy bench (situated on the left from the viewer's side, while the low wall continues on the right); the view into the landscape is in part veiled by a red drapery. The Christ Child stands on a cushion and holds an apple in his right …

The Madonna sits on a grassy bench (situated on the left from the viewer's side, while the low wall continues on the right); the view into the landscape is in part veiled by a red drapery. The Christ Child stands on a cushion and holds an apple in his right hand. The other apple is in the right hand of the Madonna, analogically presented as the second Eve.

[Cat. Prague 2007, No. 14]

Attributions
Master IW
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Master IW

[cda 2014]
[Exhib. Cat. Prague 2016, 138, No. 18]

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Cat. Prague 2007, No. 14]

Production date
1525

Production date

1525

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 76.3 x 55.4 x 1.2 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 76.3 x 55.4 x 1.2 cm

  • [cda 2014]

Signature / Dating

Date right on wall '1525'

Signature / Dating

  • Date right on wall '1525'

  • [Exhib. Cat. Prague 2005, 40, No. 14]

Inscriptions and Labels

Verso of the panel: - in red paint: 'Nro. 180' [Nostitz Inventory 1819]

  • on the frame: 'N.: 180'
  • on the …

Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • Verso of the panel: - in red paint: 'Nro. 180' [Nostitz Inventory 1819]

    • on the frame: 'N.: 180'
    • on the side of the frame, paper label with printed inscription: 'ALOD'

  • [Cat. Prague 2007, No. 14]

Owner
Národní galerie v Praze (National Gallery in Prague)
Repository
Národní galerie v Praze (National Gallery in Prague)
Location
Prague
CDA ID
CZ_NGP_DO4186
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/CZ_NGP_DO4186/

Provenance

  • 1819 first recorded in the Nostitz Collection
  • entered the collection of the National Gallery Prague in 1945 from the Nostitz Collection

[Exhib. Cat. Prague 2005, 40, No. 14]

Exhibitions

Prague 2016, No. 18

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Prague 2016 38, 132-135, 138, 139, 142, 145, 148, 151 18 Figs. pp. 38, 132, 133, 135
EditorOlga Kotková
TitleCranach. Ze všech stran. From all sides.
Place of PublicationPrague
Year of Publication2016
Pages16-180
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Görres, Heydenreich, Kotková 2016 9
AuthorOlga Kotková, Gunnar Heydenreich, Daniel Görres
TitleIntroduction
Publicationin Olga Kotková, ed., Cranach. Ze všech stran. From all sides., Exhib. Cat. Prague
Place of PublicationPrague
Year of Publication2016
Pages11-17
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Cat. Prague 2007 40 14
AuthorOlga Kotková
TitleNational Gallery in Prague. German and Austrian Painting of the 14th - 16th Centuries. Illustrated Summary Catalogue II/1
Place of PublicationPrague
Year of Publication2007
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Chamonikola 2005 B 27 Fig. p. 27
AuthorKaliopi Chamonikola
TitleLucas Cranach a ceské zeme/ Lucas Cranach and the Czech Lands
Publicationin Kaliopi Chamonikola, ed., Pod znamením okrídleného hada. Lucas Cranach a ceské zeme, Under the winged Serpent, Lucas Cranach and the Czech Lands, Exhib. Prague 2005
Place of PublicationPrague
Year of Publication2005
Pages13-33 (6-15)
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Exhib. Cat. Prague 2005 27
EditorObrazárna Pražského hradu, Kaliopi Chamonikola
TitlePod znamením okrídleného hada. Lucas Cranach a ceské zeme. Under the winged Serpent. Lucas Cranach and the Czech Land
Place of PublicationPrague
Year of Publication2005
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Kotkova 2005 B 43 (English version 19)
AuthorOlga Kotková
TitleLucas Cranach v Národní galerii v Praze- úvod k technologii obrazu/ Lucas Cranach at the National Gallery in Prague. Introduction to the painting technology
Publicationin Kaliopi Chamonikola, ed., Pod znamením okrídleného hada. Lucas Cranach a ceské zeme, Under the winged Serpent, Lucas Cranach and the Czech Lands, Exhib. Prague 2005
Place of PublicationPrague
Year of Publication2005
Pages42-44 (19-20)
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Cat. Prague 1905 10 41
AuthorP. Bergner
TitleVerzeichniß der gräflich Nostitzschen Gemälde-Galerie zu Prag
Place of PublicationPrague
Year of Publication1905
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Frimmel 1892 133
AuthorTheodor von Frimmel
TitleKleine Galeriestudien I
Place of PublicationBamberg
Year of Publication1892
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Würbs 1864 4 13
AuthorC. Würbs
TitleVerzeichniß der Gräflich Nostitzschen Gemälde-Galerie in Prag
Place of PublicationPrague
Year of Publication1864
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  • The Virgin and Child, 1525

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File type / description: Digital image
Date: 2014-06
Author & Rights: Gunnar Heydenreich, cda
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Technical studies

06. 2014Technical Examination

  • reverse

Support

- original verso painted dark brown

- verso exhibits broad bevelled edges

Framing

Not original

  • examined by Gunnar Heydenreich

06. 2014Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared Reflectography
  • irr

Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- fluid, black medium and brush

Type/Ductus:

- freehand underdrawing

- thin lines

Function:

- relatively binding for the final painted version; lines delineate contours and describe the essential details and the facial features; no representation of volume

Deviations:

- minor alterations made during the painting process to clearly define form

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- Master IW or workshop

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2014]

  • photographed by Ingo Sandner
  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich

14.07.2003Scientific analysis

  • Identification of wood species / Dendrochronology

Support

Indentification of wood species: fir

Dendrochronology has established 1515 as the earliest date for the felling of the tree. [...] This indicates that the painting's creation is plausible from 1517 onwards (Peter Klein, 14.07.2003).

[Cat. Prague 2007, No. 14]

  • examined by Peter Klein

Conservation History

Date2012

Report in the conservation department archive of the National Gallery, Prague

  • conservation treatment by Kristina Málková

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