Venus and Cupid

Venus and Cupid

Title

Venus and Cupid

[CDA 2010]

Painting on limewood (Tilia sp.)

Medium

Painting on limewood (Tilia sp.)

[Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, revised 2010]
[Klein, Report 1996]
[Exhib. Cat. Berlin 1937, no. 123]

The blond Venus stands against a dark background on stony ground. She holds a thin veil in her left hand, which partially envelops her, but does not conceal her nakedness. In addition she wears numerous pieces of jewellery around her forehead, her neck and her stomach. With her right hand

The blond Venus stands against a dark background on stony ground. She holds a thin veil in her left hand, which partially envelops her, but does not conceal her nakedness. In addition she wears numerous pieces of jewellery around her forehead, her neck and her stomach. With her right hand she points to Cupid, who stands balancing on his right foot on a small pedestal on the left side of the painting. He holds an arrow in his right hand and his left hand is raised towards Venus.

Attributions
Heinrich Bollandt
Lucas Cranach the Younger

Attributions

Heinrich Bollandt

[Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, revised 2010]

Lucas Cranach the Younger

former attribution
[Exhib. Cat. Berlin 1937, no. 123]

Production dates
about 1620 - 1630
about 1540

Production dates

about 1620 - 1630

[Schade, Exhib. Cat. Berlin 2009, 82]

about 1540

[Exhib. Cat. Berlin 1937, no. 123]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 196 x 89 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 196 x 89 cm

  • [Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, revised 2010]

Signature / Dating

None

Owner
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Repository
Alte Pinakothek, Munich
Location
Munich
CDA ID
DE_BStGS_5465
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_BStGS_5465/

Provenance

  • 1812 acquired from Bayreuth palace
    [Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, revised 2010]

Exhibitions

Berlin 1937, no. 123

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011 124-125, 148 Nos. 28, 5465 Fig. p. 125
AuthorMartin Schawe
EditorBayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
TitleCranach in Bayern
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication2011
Show Literature
Schade 2009 81-83 Figs. 1, 3-5
AuthorWerner Schade
TitleBollandt als Nachbildner Cranachs
Publicationin Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg, Evangelische Kirchengemeinde St. Petri-St. Marien, eds., Cranach und die Kunst der Renaissance unter den Hohenzollern: Kirche, Hof und Stadtkultur Exhib. Cat. Berlin
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication2009
Pages80-85
Show Literature
Exhib. Cat. Berlin 1937 45 123 Pl. 88
EditorStaatliche Museen, Berlin
TitleLucas Cranach d. Ä. und Lucas Cranach d. J. Gemälde, Zeichnungen, Graphik
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1937
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  • Venus and Cupid, about 1620 - 1630

Images

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Documents

Technical studies

26.06.1996Scientific analysis

  • Identification of wood species / Dendrochronology

Support

Identification of wood species: limewood (Tilia sp.)

  • analysed by Peter Klein

Versions

Venus with a Tiara
  • Venus with a Tiara, about 1620 - 1630
  • DE_SKK_0124
  • Painting
  • Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe
Cupid with an Arrow
  • Cupid with an Arrow, about 1620 - 1630
  • DE_SKK_0810
  • Painting
  • Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe

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