Encircled by rays of light the infant Christ lies in a trough in the foreground. The Virgin kneels with folded hands beside him, Joseph bends down with the candle towards him. In addition to the ox and the ass two putti have gathered around the trough. In the background the
Encircled by rays of light the infant Christ lies in a trough in the foreground. The Virgin kneels with folded hands beside him, Joseph bends down with the candle towards him. In addition to the ox and the ass two putti have gathered around the trough. In the background the annunciation to the shepherds can be seen and one of the shepherds is already approaching the stable shown here in the form of a stone construction.
[Görres, cda 2016]
- Attributions
-
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Elder
Attributions
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder | [Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 252] [Posse, Cat. Dresden 1930][1] [1][Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 255] |
Lucas Cranach the Elder | [Hübner , Cat. Dresden 1862][1] |
- Production date
- about 1515
Production date
about 1515 | [Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 252] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 27.5 x 11 cm
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 27.5 x 11 cm
[Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 252]
- Signature / Dating
None
- Inscriptions and Labels
Reverse of the panel: [Gal.-Nr.,]; in pencil: '4'; in white chalk: '3.'
[Schlegel, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 252]
Inscriptions and Labels
Stamps, Seals, Labels:
Reverse of the panel: [Gal.-Nr.,]; in pencil: '4'; in white chalk: '3.'
[Schlegel, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 252]
- Owner
- Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
- Repository
- Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
- Location
- Dresden
- CDA ID
- DE_SKD_GG1932A
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR-none
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_SKD_GG1932A/