Venus in a Landscape

Venus in a Landscape

Title

Venus in a Landscape

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, 119, No. 242]

Painting on beech wood

Medium

Painting on beech wood

[Report Peter Klein, 1997]

Venus is depicted standing on stony ground, with her hair loose and her legs crossed. She looks directly at the viewer, wearing only a hat and a string of pearls, while holding a transparent veil to cover her vulva. The forest behind opens out on the left to reveal a

Venus is depicted standing on stony ground, with her hair loose and her legs crossed. She looks directly at the viewer, wearing only a hat and a string of pearls, while holding a transparent veil to cover her vulva. The forest behind opens out on the left to reveal a mountainous landscape with a lake and a town.

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[http://cartelen.louvre.fr/; 08.07.2014]
[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, 119, No. 242]

Production date
1529

Production date

1529

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 38 x 25 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 38 x 25 cm

  • [http://cartelen.louvre.fr/; 08.07.2014]

Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia lower right edge: serpent (with elevated wings) and date '1529'

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia lower right edge: serpent (with elevated wings) and date '1529'

Inscriptions and Labels
None

Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • None
Owner
Musée du Louvre, Paris
Repository
Musée du Louvre, Paris
Location
Paris
CDA ID
F_MdLP_1180
FR (1978) Nr.
FR242
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/F_MdLP_1180/

Provenance

  • Brunswick (?)
    [cartelen.louvre.fr/; 08.07.2014]
  • 1806 acquired by the Musée Napoléon, now the Musée du Louvre, Paris
    [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/documentation/joconde/fr/pres.htm; 08.07.2014]

Exhibitions

Bordeaux 1964

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Cat. Coburg 2018 36, 142 under no. 2
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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Wismer 2017 86
AuthorBeat Wismer
TitleCranach und die Moderne. Anmerkungen zur Cranach-Rezeption in der Kunst seit der frühen Moderne
Publicationin Gunnar Heydenreich, Daniel Görres, Beat Wismer, eds., Lucas Cranach der Ältere. Meister - Marke - Moderne. [Exhib. Cat. Düsseldorf 2017]
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication2017
Pages82-91
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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Lilienfein 1942 76
AuthorHeinrich Lilienfein
TitleLukas Cranach und seine Zeit
Place of PublicationBielefeld
Year of Publication1942
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 200
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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Glaser 1923 232
AuthorCurt Glaser
TitleLukas Cranach
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1923
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/glaser1923
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Schuchardt 1871 181 73
AuthorChristian Schuchardt
TitleLucas Cranach des Aeltern Leben und Werke. Dritter Theil
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1871
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/schuchardt1871bd3
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  • Venus in a Landscape, 1529

Images

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Documents

Technical studies

1997 - Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Identification of wood species / Dendrochronology

Support

- a single beech wood plank; the youngest annual ring is from 1522

[Klein Report, 1997]

  • examined by Peter Klein

Framing

- in 2002 a rosewood frame (Dutch, 17th century) was acquired for the painting

[Dokumente des Musée du Louvre, revised 2013]

Conservation History

Date1951 -

  • treatment of the paint layers, varnish thinned, overpaint removed, new varnish application

[Paris, C2RMF, numéro de référence: F15181]

  • conservation treatment by Michel Pierre

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