Virgin and Child sitting in a Garden, surrounded by Angels

Title

[Exhib. Cat. Wittenberg 2015 A, 21]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Exhib. Cat. Wittenberg 2015 A, 21]

The Virgin, who is dressed in red, sits on a grassy bank and supports the infant Christ standing on her lap. The mother and child are encircled by seven putti, who either pick strawberries or hold up the dark curtain behind the Virgin.

[Görres, cda 2016]

Attributions: Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder	[cda 2016]
Lucas Cranach the Elder	[Exhib. Cat. Wittenberg 2015 A, 21] [Hans Werner Grohn, laut Exhib. Cat. Wittenberg 2015 A, 21]
Lucas Cranach the Younger	[Auct. Cat. London 1996 B, 98, lot 28] 'rather' [Letter from Dieter Koepplin to Christie's, London, 08.01.1992; Koepplin Archive]

Production date: about 1540

Production date

about 1540

[Exhib. Cat. Wittenberg 2015 A, 21]

Dimensions: Dimensions of support: 50.2 x 34.3 cm

Dimensions

Dimensions of support: 50.2 x 34.3 cm
[Exhib. Cat. Wittenberg 2015 A, 21]

Signature / Dating: Artist's insignia at the bottom right: serpent with dropped wings, facing left

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia at the bottom right: serpent with dropped wings, facing left
[cda 2016]

Owner: Stiftung August Ohm, Hamburg
Repository: Stiftung August Ohm, Hamburg
Location: Hamburg

CDA ID: DE_SAOH_1997-3b
FR (1978) Nr.: FR-none
Persistent Link: https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_SAOH_1997-3b/

Provenance

formerly in the collection of Mr. Harold Tweed
sold at Christie's, London 03.07.1996, lot 28
[Auct. Cat. London 1996 B, 98, lot 28]

Exhibitions

Wittenberg 2015

Literature

Reference on page

Catalogue Number

Figure / Plate

Exhib. Cat. Wittenb 2015 A

Author	August Ohm
Title	Cranach 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 Publication	Wittenberg
Year of Publication	2015

Show Literature

Auct. Cat. London 1996 B

028

Fig.

Editor	Christie's Fine Art Auction House, London
Title	'The Works of Art from the Bute Collection', Christie's London, 03.07.1996
Place of Publication	London
Year of Publication	1996

Show Literature

Research History / Discussion

This panel is very similar both in size and composition to a painting in a private collection PRIVATE_NONE-P413(https://lucascranach.org/PRIVATE_NONE-P413); another example with sliightly more putti is also known PRIVATE_NONE-P039(https://lucascranach.org/PRIVATE_NONE-P039) as well as a version of a larger format PRIVATE_NONE-P412(https://lucascranach.org/PRIVATE_NONE-P412).

[cda 2021]

Virgin and Child sitting in a Garden, surrounded by Angels, about 1540

Images

Technical studies

10. 2015Technical examination / Scientific analysis

Infrared reflectography

Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

- An underdrawing is not readily visible; isolated delicate, fine lines are visible, dry drawing material (?); in sections there are also brushstrokes

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

photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
photographed by Ingo Sandner

Condition Reports

Date2015 -

Bottom right corner reconstructed

[Exhib. Cat. Wittenberg 2015 A, 21]

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