Jesus blessing the Children

Jesus blessing the Children

Title

Jesus blessing the Children

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 217]

Painting on beech wood

Medium

Painting on beech wood

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, 113, no. 217]

Jesus stands in the centre of the image facing to the right and holds a child on his left arm. With his right hand he touches another child held by its mother. More women with their children are gathered around him. The ages of the children range from infants to

Jesus stands in the centre of the image facing to the right and holds a child on his left arm. With his right hand he touches another child held by its mother. More women with their children are gathered around him. The ages of the children range from infants to small children. A group of older, bearded men stand on the left side of the image.

Attributions
Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Elder (and workshop)

Attributions

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, 113, no. 217] [Exhib. Cat. Berlin 1937, no. 106]

Lucas Cranach the Elder (and workshop)

[cda 2020]

Production date
after 1537

Production date

after 1537

[Exhib. Cat. Berlin 1937, 78, 143, no. 106]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 104 x 140 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 104 x 140 cm

  • [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, 113, no. 217]

  • [Exhib. Cat. Berlin 1937, 78, 143, no. 106]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia top right

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia top right

  • [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, 113, no. 217]

Inscriptions and Labels
  • along the top edge: 'VNND SIE BRACHTEN KINDLIN ZU IHM DAS ER SIE ANRVRET. MARCVS AM X'

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

    • along the top edge:

  • 'VNND SIE BRACHTEN KINDLIN ZU IHM DAS ER SIE ANRVRET. MARCVS AM X'

Owner
Ev.-Luth. Kirchgemeinde St. Wenzel, Naumburg
Repository
Stadtkirche St. Wenzel, Naumburg
Location
Naumburg
CDA ID
DE_StWN_NONE-002
FR (1978) Nr.
FR217
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_StWN_NONE-002/

Exhibitions

Berlin 1937, no. 106

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Prague 2016 127, 129
EditorOlga Kotková
TitleCranach. Ze všech stran. From all sides.
Place of PublicationPrague
Year of Publication2016
Pages16-180
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Exhib. Cat. Gotha, Kassel 2015 202
EditorJulia Carrasco, Justus Lange, Stiftung Schloss Friedenstein, Gotha, Benjamin D. Spira, Timo Trümper
TitleBild und Botschaft. Cranach im Dienst von Hof und Reformation, [Gotha, Herzogliches Museum; Kassel, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Schloss Wilhelmshöhe]
Place of PublicationHeidelberg
Year of Publication2015
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Exhib. Cat. Prague 2005 96 (English version 38) under no. 20
EditorObrazárna Pražského hradu, Kaliopi Chamonikola
TitlePod znamením okrídleného hada. Lucas Cranach a ceské zeme. Under the winged Serpent. Lucas Cranach and the Czech Land
Place of PublicationPrague
Year of Publication2005
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 113 No. 217 Fig. 217
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974/1976 517
AuthorDieter Koepplin, Tilman Falk
TitleLukas Cranach. Gemälde, Zeichnungen und Druckgraphik
Volume1, 2
Place of PublicationBasel, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1974
Link http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-diglit-104522
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Exhib. Cat. Weimar 1972 B Fig. 61
EditorSchlossmuseum Weimar
TitleLucas Cranach 1472-1553. Ein großer Maler in bewegter Zeit
Place of PublicationWeimar
Year of Publication1972
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Exhib. Cat. Weimar, Wittenberg 1953 48
AuthorWalther Scheidig
EditorDeutsche Lucas Cranach Komitee
TitleLucas Cranach Ausstellung. Weimar und Wittenberg
Place of PublicationWeimar, Wittenberg
Year of Publication1953
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Exhib. Cat. Berlin 1937 39 106 Pl. 78
EditorStaatliche Museen, Berlin
TitleLucas Cranach d. Ä. und Lucas Cranach d. J. Gemälde, Zeichnungen, Graphik
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1937
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 044
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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Exhib. Cat. Dresden 1899 No. 46
EditorKarl Woermann
TitleDeutsche Kunstausstellung Dresden 1899. Abteilung Cranach-Ausstellung. Wissenschaftliches Verzeichnis der ausgestellten Werke
Place of PublicationDresden
Year of Publication1899
Link http://resolver.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/SBB00002A2400000000
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Schuchardt 1851 C 100 370
AuthorChristian Schuchardt
TitleLucas Cranach des Aeltern Leben und Werke. Zweiter Theil
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1851
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/schuchardt1851bd2
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Research History / Discussion

Schuchardt writes that the painting is dated ‚1529‘. However this date cannot be found on the painting.

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, 113, no. 217]

Christ blessing the Children is one of the most frequently depicted religious images by the Cranach workshop and as such protestant northern Germany.

The subject is listed three times among the invoices of Friedrich Johann the Magnanimous (1539, 1543, 1550).

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, 113, no. 217]

  • Jesus blessing the Children, after 1537

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Technical studies

04. 2010Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
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Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- possibly a fluid, black medium and brush

Type/Ductus:

- freehand underdrawing or traced?; barely visible

- thin lines

Function:

- binding for the final painted version; where visible lines delineate contours; no representation of volume

Deviations:

- minor alterations made during the painting process to clearly define form

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- workshop

Comments:

- probably with reference to a preparatory drawing or pre-existing design

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2012]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

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