The Virgin and Child with an Apple

The Virgin and Child with an Apple

Title

The Virgin and Child with an Apple

[Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011, 146]

Painting on limewood

Medium

Painting on limewood

[Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011, 146]

'The motif of the apple is a reference to the Original Sin committed by Adam and Eve. Just as Original Sin entered the world, because the forbidden fruit was plucked from the tree of knowledge and eaten, Jesus as the 'new Adam' will redeem us through his death on the

'The motif of the apple is a reference to the Original Sin committed by Adam and Eve. Just as Original Sin entered the world, because the forbidden fruit was plucked from the tree of knowledge and eaten, Jesus as the 'new Adam' will redeem us through his death on the cross. The motif of the curtain is frequently present in paintings of the Virgin from the Cranach workshop and his followers ([DE_BStGS_5566_FR228H] und [DE_BStGS_WAF737_FR-none]); it can be interpreted as a motif of glorification, and also as an artistic medium to heighten the three dimensionality of the figures. Like so many of Cranach's pictorial inventions this was repeated in numerous variants.'

[Exhib. Cat. Aschaffenburg 2007, 274]

Attribution
Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011, 146]

Production date
about 1520 - 1530

Production date

about 1520 - 1530

[Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011, 146]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 61 x 39.5 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 61 x 39.5 cm

  • [Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011, 146]

Owner
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Repository
Staatsgalerie im Schloss Johannisburg, Aschaffenburg
Location
Aschaffenburg
CDA ID
DE_BStGS_WAF179
FR (1978) Nr.
FR228B
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_BStGS_WAF179/

Provenance

  • 1828 from the collection Oettingen-Wallerstein
    [Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011, 146]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011 146
AuthorMartin Schawe
EditorBayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
TitleCranach in Bayern
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication2011
Show Literature
Exhib. Cat. Aschaffenburg 2007 274 No. 16 Fig. p. 276
EditorGerhard Ermischer, Andreas Tacke
TitleCranach im Exil. Aschaffenburg um 1540. Zuflucht - Schatzkammer - Residenz. Ausstellungskatalog Schloss Johannisburg und Kunsthalle Jesuitenkirche
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication2007
Show Literature
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 No. 228B
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
Show Literature
Cat. Aschaffenburg 1975 66
Authorn. a.
TitleBayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, Galerie Aschaffenburg. Katalog
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication1975
Show Literature
  • The Virgin and Child with an Apple, about 1520 - 1530

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Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- fluid, black medium and brush

Type/Ductus:

- freehand underdrawing

- thin lines

Function:

- not binding for the final painted version; lines delineate contours and describe the essential details and the facial features; no representation of volume

Deviations:

- alterations made during the painting process to clearly define form; changes (e.g. the virgin’s face, her hands and the position of the infant Christ)

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- not possible

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2012]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner
  • X-radiography
  • x_radiograph

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