Man of Sorrows with Virgin and St John

Man of Sorrows with Virgin and St John

Title

Man of Sorrows with Virgin and St John

[Exhib. Cat. Baden-Baden 1987, No. 44]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Exhib. Cat. Baden-Baden 1987, No. 44]
[Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974, No. 290]

Cranach depicts the Man of Sorrows between the Virgin and St John the Evangelist and as such draws on a late Middle Age pictorial type. However, he does not make the usual reference to the sarcophagus, but instead positions the figures in a landscape. This form of integration in a

Cranach depicts the Man of Sorrows between the Virgin and St John the Evangelist and as such draws on a late Middle Age pictorial type. However, he does not make the usual reference to the sarcophagus, but instead positions the figures in a landscape. This form of integration in a landscape is characteristic for Cranach and creates an idyllic charm, which is intensified by the threatening colour of the sky in the background.

[Exhib. Cat. Baden-Baden 1987, No. 44]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder and Workshop

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder and Workshop

[Exhib. Cat. Baden-Baden 1987, No. 44]
[Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974, No. 290]

Production date
about 1525

Production date

about 1525

[Exhib. Cat. Baden-Baden 1987, No. 44]
[Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974, No. 290]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 56 x 37 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 56 x 37 cm

  • [Exhib. Cat. Baden-Baden 1987, No. 44]

  • [Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974, No. 290]

Signature / Dating

None

Owner
Katholische Kirchengemeinde Baden-Baden, Stiftskirche
Repository
Stadtmuseum Baden-Baden
Location
Baden-Baden
CDA ID
DE_KBB_NONE-001
FR (1978) Nr.
FR156A
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_KBB_NONE-001/

Provenance

On permanent loan in city museum Baden-Baden by Stiftskirche Baden-Baden
[cda 2018]

Exhibitions

Baden-Baden 1902, No. 190
Basel 1974, No. 290
Baden-Baden 1987, No. 44

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Baden-Baden 1987 81-82 44
Authorn. a.
Titleecclesai 987-1987. Jubiläumsausstellung 1000 Jahre Kirchengemeinde Baden-Baden
Place of PublicationBaden-Baden
Year of Publication1987
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 156A
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974/1976 290
AuthorDieter Koepplin, Tilman Falk
TitleLukas Cranach. Gemälde, Zeichnungen und Druckgraphik
Volume1, 2
Place of PublicationBasel, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1974
Link http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-diglit-104522
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 with No. 133
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1932
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/friedlaender1932
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Sauer 1928 10
AuthorJ. Sauer
TitleMystik und Kunst unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Oberrheins
JournalKunstwissenschaftliches Jahrbuch der Görres-Gesellschaft
IssueI (1928)
Year of Publication1928
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Exhib. Cat. Baden-Baden 1902 99 190
Authorn. a.
TitleAusstellung von Kunstwerken aus Privatbesitz (Baden-Baden und Umgebung)
Place of PublicationBaden-Baden
Year of Publication1902
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