Virgin and Child with St. John under an apple tree

Virgin and Child with St. John under an apple tree

Title

Virgin and Child with St. John under an apple tree

[Cat. Karlsruhe 1966, 92]

Painting on limewood

Medium

Painting on limewood

[Klein, Report 2013]
[Klein, Report 2008]

beech wood

[Cat. Karlsruhe 1966, 92]

The Virgin sits beneath an apple tree. She supports the Christ Child with her hands. He stands upright on her lap and has turned to the left to exchange an apple with the young St John, who is dressed in fur. The Virgin has long thick hair and is clothed

The Virgin sits beneath an apple tree. She supports the Christ Child with her hands. He stands upright on her lap and has turned to the left to exchange an apple with the young St John, who is dressed in fur. The Virgin has long thick hair and is clothed in the colours blue, red and green. The inclination of her head reveals her interest in the children's activity. She looks out at the viewer. A rocky outcrop with the silhouette of a castle is visible in the top left corner.

[Görres, cda 2012]

Attributions
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932, 65, No. 189a]
[Cat. Karlsruhe 1966, 92]

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Sandner 1998 B, 144]

Production dates
about 1535
1527-1537

Production dates

about 1535

[Sandner 1998 B, 89] [Cat. Karlsruhe 1966, 92]

1527-1537

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1978, no. 226]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 90 x 59 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 90 x 59 cm

  • [Cat. Karlsruhe 1966, 92]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia at the top: winged serpent

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia at the top: winged serpent

  • [Cat. Karlsruhe 1966, 92]

Owner
Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe
Repository
Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe
Location
Karlsruhe
CDA ID
DE_SKK_0123
FR (1978) Nr.
FR226
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_SKK_0123/

Provenance

  • from the collection of the Margrave of Baden, presumably the collection of the Margravine Sibylla Augusta of Baden-Baden from the inheritance of the Dukes of Saxony-Lauenburg in the castle of Theusing in Bohemia; in the inventory of 1691 as No. 12: "1 Marien bild mit dem kindl auf holz von Lucas Granich" (Virgin and Child on wood by Lucas Granich)
    [Renner 1941, 63, 190][1]

[1][Cat. Karlsruhe 1966, 92]

Exhibitions

  • Karlsruhe 1955, no. 298
  • Brussels 2010, no. 77

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Cat. Coburg 2018 45 under no. 3
AuthorKlaus Weschenfelder
TitleCranach in Coburg. Gemälde von Lucas Cranach d.Ä., Lucas Cranach d.J., der Werkstatt und des Umkreises in den Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication2018
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Sandner, Heydenreich, Smith-Contini 2015 131, 135, 136 Fig. 2b
AuthorGunnar Heydenreich, Ingo Sandner, Helen Smith-Contini
TitleVeränderungen beim Unterzeichnen in Cranachs Werkstatt und die Arbeitsweise von Sohn Lucas
Publicationin Elke A. Werner, Anne Eusterschulte, Gunnar Heydenreich, eds., Lucas Cranach der Jüngere und die Reformation der Bilder
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication2015
Link https://lucascranach.org/application/files/5215/6337/7366/Heydenreich_Sandner_Smith-Contini_2015_-_Unterzeichnung.pdf
Pages128-141
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Exhib. Cat. Brussels 2010 147 77 p. 147
EditorBozarbooks & Lannoo, Guido Messling
TitleDie Welt des Lucas Cranach. Ein Künstler im Zeitalter von Dürer, Tizian und Metsys [anlässlich der Ausstellung "Die Welt des Lucas Cranach", Palast der Schönen Künste, Brüssel, 20. Oktober 2010 - 23. Januar 2011]
Place of PublicationBrussels
Year of Publication2010
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Exhib. Cat. Eisenach 1998 144 No. 16.4 Fig. 16.4
EditorWartburg-Stiftung, Eisenach, Fachhochschule , Ingo Sandner
TitleUnsichtbare Meisterzeichnungen auf dem Malgrund. Cranach und seine Zeitgenossen. Ausstellungskatalog und Tagungsband Katalogteil 1; 2: Werkstatt und Schüler Cranachs; 3: Süddeutsche Meister; 4: Albrecht Dürer und sein Kreis; 5: Rheinische Meister
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication1998
Pages229-240
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Sandner 1998 B 89, 92
AuthorIngo Sandner
TitleCranach als Zeichner auf dem Malgrund
Publicationin Ingo Sandner, Wartburg-Stiftung Eisenach and Fachhochschule Köln, eds., Unsichtbare Meisterzeichnungen auf dem Malgrund. Cranach und seine Zeitgenossen, Exhib. Cat. Eisenach
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication1998
Pages83-95
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Wittmann 1998 169
AuthorJan Wittmann
TitleDie Bedeutung des Marienbildes im Schaffen Cranachs
Publicationin Ingo Sandner, Wartburg-Stiftung Eisenach and Fachhochschule Köln, eds., Unsichtbare Meisterzeichnungen auf dem Malgrund. Cranach und seine Zeitgenossen, Exhib. Cat. Eisenach
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication1998
Link http://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/artdok/volltexte/2012/2050
Pages169-180
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Klein 1994 A 195 Tab. 1
AuthorPeter Klein
TitleLucas Cranach und seine Werkstatt. Holzarten und dendrochronologische Analyse
Publicationin Claus Grimm, Johannes Erichsen, Evamaria Brockhoff, eds.,Lucas Cranach. Ein Maler-Unternehmer aus Franken, Exhib. Cat. Kronach 1994
SeriesVeröffentlichungen zur bayerischen Geschichte und Kultur
Volume26
Place of PublicationAugsburg, Coburg
Year of Publication1994
Pages194-200
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1978 226
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
TitleThe Paintings of Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationNew York
Year of Publication1978
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Cat. Karlsruhe 1966 92
AuthorJan Lauts
TitleStaatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe. Katalog Alter Meister bis 1800
Volume1, 2
Place of PublicationKarlsruhe
Year of Publication1966
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Exhib. Cat. Karlsruhe 1955 298
EditorBadisches Landesmuseum
TitleDer Türkenlouis. Ausstellung zum 300. Geburtstag des Markgrafen Ludwig Wilhelm von Baden
Place of PublicationKarlsruhe
Year of Publication1955
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Renner 1941 63, 190
AuthorAnna Maria Renner
TitleDie Kunstinventare der Markgrafen von Baden-Baden
Place of PublicationBühl-Baden
Year of Publication1941
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 65 189A
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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Michaelson 1902 109
AuthorHedwig Michaelson
TitleLukas Cranach der Ältere. Untersuchung über die stilistische Entwicklung seiner Kunst
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1902
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Documents

Technical studies

08.04.2013Scientific analysis

  • Identification of wood species / Dendrochronology

Support

Identification of wood species: limewood (Tilia sp.)

  • analysed by Peter Klein

07. 2011Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
  • irr

Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- fluid, black medium and brush

Type/Ductus:

- detailed and freehand underdrawing

- thin lines

Function:

- relatively binding for the final painted version; lines delineate contours and describe the essential details and the facial features; no representation of volume

Deviations:

- alterations made during the painting process to clearly define form; changes (e.g. the Virgin’s head, the infant Christ’s head)

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2012]

Underdrawing

- freehand underdrawing with a brush and a black pigmented medium; alterations in the painted version particularly in the head of the Christ Child

[Heydenreich, cda 2011]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

Citing from the Cranach Digital Archive

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