The Virgin and Child with the Infant St John

The Virgin and Child with the Infant St John

Title

The Virgin and Child with the Infant St John

[cda 2019]

Painting on limewood (cradled)

Medium

Painting on limewood (cradled)

[Ostpreußisches Landesmuseum, revised 2019]

[The panel depicts] the Virgin and the infant Christ, who she holds on her left side. He has turned towards the infant St John, standing beside him and takes the scroll he offers with his left hand. Behind the Virgin there is an arbour with orange trees. At the far

[The panel depicts] the Virgin and the infant Christ, who she holds on her left side. He has turned towards the infant St John, standing beside him and takes the scroll he offers with his left hand. Behind the Virgin there is an arbour with orange trees. At the far left and upper right there is a view of a mountainous landscape.

[Ostpreußisches Landesmuseum, revised 2019]

Attribution
Heinrich Königswieser

Attribution

Heinrich Königswieser

[Ostpreußisches Landesmuseum, revised 2019]

Production date
about 1560

Production date

about 1560

[Ostpreußisches Landesmuseum, revised 2019]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 93.5 x 76.6 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 93.5 x 76.6 cm

  • [Ostpreußisches Landesmuseum, revised 2019]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia lower right corner: 'HK' beneath crown and ring

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia lower right corner: 'HK' beneath crown and ring

Inscriptions and Labels

On the banner: 'ECCE A - NGNVS DEI'
[Ostpreußisches Landesmuseum, revised 2019] Reverse of the panel:

  • Salzburg customs stamp

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

  • On the banner: 'ECCE A - NGNVS DEI'

  • [Ostpreußisches Landesmuseum, revised 2019]

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • Reverse of the panel:

    • Salzburg customs stamp

  • [Ostpreußisches Landesmuseum, revised 2019]

Owner
Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Repository
Ostpreußisches Landesmuseum, Lüneburg
Location
Lüneburg
CDA ID
DE_OLL_8047-95
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_OLL_8047-95/

Provenance

  • c. 1910 private collection, Dr. Freiherr Fr. W. von Bissing, München
    [Ostpreußisches Landesmuseum, revised 2019]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Nasse 1910
AuthorHerrmann Nasse
TitleGemälde aus der Sammlung des Dr. Fr. Wilh. von Bissing zu München
JournalMünchner Jahrbuch der bildenden Kunst
Issue5/6
Year of Publication1910
Pages94-114
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  • The Virgin and Child with the Infant St John, about 1560

Images

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Condition Reports

Date08. 1995 -

  • in good condition considering its age

  • the panel has been thinned (12 mm thick) and cradled (11 members with six moveable members)

  • thin paint layers with a fine, porcelain craquelé

  • some fills and retouches

  • examined by Thomas Brachert

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