Caritas

Caritas

Title

Caritas

[Exhib. Cat. Wittenberg 2015 A, 20]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Exhib. Cat. Wittenberg 2015 A, 20]

The allegorical figure of Charity is depicted seated on a stone bench breast-feeding her child. She supports a second child, who embraces her from behind around the neck. Her body is wrapped in a transparent veil. A red brocade curtain serves as a backdrop.

[Görres, cda 2016]

Attributions
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder
Circle of Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Exhib. Cat. Wittenberg 2015 A, 20]

Circle of Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Werner Schade, according to Exhib. Cat. Wittenberg 2015 A, 20]

Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Dieter Koepplin, according to Exhib. Cat. Wittenberg 2015 A, 20]

Production date
about 1540

Production date

about 1540

[Exhib. Cat. Wittenberg 2015 A, 20]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 32.5 x 25.8 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 32.5 x 25.8 cm

  • [Exhib. Cat. Wittenberg 2015 A, 20]

Signature / Dating

None

Owner
Stiftung August Ohm, Hamburg
Repository
Stiftung August Ohm, Hamburg
Location
Hamburg
CDA ID
DE_SAOH_1912-3c
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_SAOH_1912-3c/

Exhibitions

  • Wittenberg 2015

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Wittenb 2015 A 20
AuthorAugust Ohm
TitleCranach und Luther. Aufbruch in die neue Zeit. Gemälde, Grafiken und Objekte der Sammlung Atelier und Stiftung August Ohm, [Wittenberg, Cranach-Stiftung, 26.06.2015-15.01.2016]
Place of PublicationWittenberg
Year of Publication2015
Show Literature
Exhib. Cat. Wittenberg 2010 20-21
EditorMarlies Schmidt, Cranach-Stiftung, Wittenberg
TitleVenus, Eva und co., Lucas Cranachs Aktdarstellungen im Kontext von Reformation und Humanismus
Place of PublicationWittenberg
Year of Publication2010
Show Literature
  • Caritas, about 1540

Images

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Technical studies

10. 2015Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
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Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Material:

- fluid dark medium, quill

Type/Ductus:

- relatively detailed underdrawing, predominantly copied or traced; the faint lines of an initial design were probably reinforced

- thin lines

Function:

- relatively binding for the final painted version; the lines delineate the main contours, define forms therein and describe facial features; no representation of volume with hatching strokes

Deviations:

- minor corrections were made to forms during the painting process

INTERPRETATION

Attributions:

- workshop of Lucas Cranach the Elder (?)

[Sandner, Smith-Contini, Heydenreich, cda 2017]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

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