Venus and Cupid

Venus and Cupid

Title

Venus and Cupid

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 246N]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Max J. Friedländer Archive]

The panel depicts Venus and Cupid as nude full-length figures against a black background on a narrow strip of stony ground. The curly hair of Venus radiantly frames her upper body, her neck is decorated with a broad band set with precious stones. Hanging above her angled right arm is

The panel depicts Venus and Cupid as nude full-length figures against a black background on a narrow strip of stony ground. The curly hair of Venus radiantly frames her upper body, her neck is decorated with a broad band set with precious stones. Hanging above her angled right arm is a transparent veil, which she holds with her dangling left hand. The winged Cupid on the left has raised his right leg from the ground lending his pose a fragile, momentary quality. He holds his bow ready and looks up to his mother, who smiles gently at the viewer.

[Görres, cda 2014]

Attributions
Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Younger

Attributions

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 246N]

Lucas Cranach the Younger

'possibly Lucas Cranach the Younger' [Kuhn 1936, No. 119]

Production dates
about 1526 - 1537
about 1540

Production dates

about 1526 - 1537

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 246N]

about 1540

[Kuhn 1936, No. 119]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 42 x 27 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 42 x 27 cm

  • [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 246N]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia bottom right: winged serpent, facing right

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia bottom right: winged serpent, facing right

  • [cda 2014]

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P022
FR (1978) Nr.
FR246N
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P022/

Provenance

  • A. S. Drey, Munich
  • 1936 Mogmar Art Foundation, New York
    [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 246N]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 246N
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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Kuhn 1936 41 119 pl. XXII
AuthorCharles L. Kuhn
TitleA Catalogue of German Paintings of the Middle Ages and Renaissance in American Collections
Place of PublicationCambridge Mass.
Year of Publication1936
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 204m
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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  • Venus and Cupid, about 1526 - 1537

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