The Virgin and Child with the infant John the Baptist and angels

The Virgin and Child with the infant John the Baptist and angels

Title

The Virgin and Child with the infant John the Baptist and angels

[Cat. Dublin 1987, 11, No. 1278]

Medium

Painting on [transferred to?] linen, attached to plywood
[Cat. Dublin 1987, 11, No. 1278]

The Virgin is shown seated as a half-length figure in a red robe. The infant Christ on her lap grasps at the grapes offered to him from the left by the infant St John. A dark curtain is held by two angels behind the figure.

[Görres, cda 2016]

Attributions
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder
Workshop of Lucas Cranach the Younger

Attributions

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Cat. Dublin 1987, 11, 12, No. 1278]

Workshop of Lucas Cranach the Younger

[Cat. Dublin 1987, 11, 12, No. 1278]

Production date
after 1550

Production date

after 1550

[Cat. Dublin 1987, 12, No. 1278]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 72.3 x 49.5 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 72.3 x 49.5 cm

  • [Cat. Dublin 1987, 11, No. 1278]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia top left corner below angel's wing: winged serpent with elevated wings facing right

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia top left corner below angel's wing: winged serpent with elevated wings facing right

  • [cda 2013]

Inscriptions and Labels

Reverse of the panel: - 9.5 cm from the top edge:
Red wax seal

[Cat. Dublin 1987, 11, Fig. …

Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • Reverse of the panel: - 9.5 cm from the top edge:

  • Red wax seal

  • [Cat. Dublin 1987, 11, Fig. 72, No. 1278]

Owner
National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
Repository
National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
Location
Dublin
CDA ID
IE_NGI_NGI-1278
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/IE_NGI_NGI-1278/

Provenance

  • Monsignor J. Shine, Dublin
  • purchased, April 1954

[Cat. Dublin 1987, 11, No. 1278]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Cat. Dublin 1987 11, 12 1278 Figs. 5, 61, 72
AuthorDavid Oldfield
EditorNational Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
TitleGerman Paintings in the National Gallery of Ireland. A complete catalogue
Place of PublicationDublin
Year of Publication1987
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Condition Reports

Date1987

'The painting of the Virgin and Child was transferred at an unknown date from its original (presumably wooden) support to the thin layer of linen. The linen is attached to three vertical panels of modern plywood. The slightly uneven balance between the right and left sides of the picture suggests that the right border of the linen may have been trimmed by a few centimetres.

The paint surface is in poor condition. There are several vertical cracks in the surface, including two which extend the length of the paintings at 10.7 cms and 24.1 cms from the left border. The paint is particularly thin on the faces of Christ and the Virgin. The Virgin's neck and robe have been considerably retouched and there is extensive craquelure in the black dress and the black hanging. Discolouration of the varnish is also apparent. The painting was restored in 1955.'

[Cat. Dublin 1987, 11, No. 1278]

Conservation History

Date1955

'The painting was restored in 1955.'

[Cat. Dublin 1987, 11, No. 1278]

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