Apollo and Diana

Apollo and Diana

Title

Apollo and Diana

[Angermuseum, revised 2012]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[cda 2012]

Alder wood

[Cat. Erfurt 1924, 30, No. 138]

The classical Sun God Apollo is depicted in front of a landscape with his twin sister Diana, the Goddess of the Moon. Diana is also the Goddess of Hunting and the Forest, which is illustrated by the stag she sits on. Apollo was also revered as God of the Arts

The classical Sun God Apollo is depicted in front of a landscape with his twin sister Diana, the Goddess of the Moon. Diana is also the Goddess of Hunting and the Forest, which is illustrated by the stag she sits on. Apollo was also revered as God of the Arts and Archery, which is why he is shown holding a bow and arrow.

[Herrschaft, cda 2015]

Attribution
Copy after Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Copy after Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Angermuseum, revised 2012]
[Cat. Erfurt 1924, 30, No. 138]

Production date
about 1550

Production date

about 1550

[Angermuseum, revised 2012]
[Cat. Erfurt 1924, 30, No. 138]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 50.5 x 38 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 50.5 x 38 cm

  • [cda 2012]

  • [Cat. Erfurt 1924, 30, No. 138]

  • Dimensions including frame: 60 x 48 x 5.5 cm

  • [cda 2012]

Signature / Dating

None

Inscriptions and Labels

Reverse of the cradle:

  • right, top batten: in red paint: 'MA 70'

Reverse of the frame:

  • top:
    in red paint: '3345'

Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • Reverse of the cradle:

    • right, top batten: in red paint: 'MA 70'

  • Reverse of the frame:

    • top:

  • in red paint: '3345'

Owner
Angermuseum, Erfurt
Repository
Angermuseum, Erfurt
Location
Erfurt
CDA ID
DE_AME_MA70
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_AME_MA70/

Provenance

  • Wilczek Collection
    [Cat. Erfurt 1924, 30, No. 138]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Wadum 2015 197, Fn. 23
AuthorJorgen Wadum
TitleCranach, His Sons, and Their Workshop. the Never-ending Problem of Hands (Part I)
Publicationin Elke A. Werner, Anne Eusterschulte, Gunnar Heydenreich, eds., Lucas Cranach der Jüngere und die Reformation der Bilder
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication2015
Pages191-199
Show Literature
Cat. Erfurt 1924 30 138
Authorn. a.
TitleKatalog des Städtischen Museums zu Erfurt. Mittelalterliche Sammlung. Gemäldegalerie
Place of PublicationErfurt
Year of Publication1924
Show Literature
  • Apollo and Diana, about 1550

Images

Compare images
  • overall
  • overall
  • reverse
  • irr

Technical studies

03. 2012Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
  • irr

Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- fluid, black medium and brush; combined with a dry drawing material, dark chalk (in the background)

Type/Ductus:

- presumably copied lines

- thin combined with delicate, fine lines (in the background)

Function:

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

Deviations:

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

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- Copy after Lucas Cranach the Elder?

Comments:

- probably after a pre-existing design by Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2013]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

Condition Reports

Date2012

  • thinned and cradled

[cda 2012]

Versions

Apollo and Diana
  • Apollo and Diana, 1530
  • DE_smbGG_564
  • Painting
  • Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie

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