Virgin and Child adored by St John the Baptist as a Boy

Virgin and Child adored by St John the Baptist as a Boy

Title

Virgin and Child adored by St John the Baptist as a Boy

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 40]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 40]

The Virgin sits with the infant Christ on her lap in front of a dark backdrop. Christ has turned to bless the infant St John, who knees to the left of the Virgin with his hands folded in prayer to receive the blessing.

[Görres, cda 2016]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 40]

Production date
about 1512 - 1514

Production date

about 1512 - 1514

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 40]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 38 x 25 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 38 x 25 cm

  • [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 40]

Signature / Dating

None

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P064
FR (1978) Nr.
FR040
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P064/

Provenance

  • (Probably) Karl Joseph von Hefele, Bishop of Rottenburg (1809-1893)
  • Caspari, Munich, 1930
    [homepage Sotheby's; http://www.sothebys.com/de/auctions/ecatalogue/2005/old-master-paintings-day-sale-l05032/lot.114.html; accessed 28 Jun 2016]
  • 1947 New York, Rosenberg and Stiebel Gallery
    [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 40]
  • Fred Mont, New York, 1948
  • Sotheby's Old Master Paintings Day Sale, 07 July 2005, lot 114
    [Sotheby's online database; no longer available, last accessed 28 Jun 2016; http://www.sothebys.com/de/auctions/ecatalogue/2005/old-master-paintings-day-sale-l05032/lot.114.html]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 77 40 40
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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  • Virgin and Child adored by St John the Baptist as a Boy, about 1512 - 1514

Overall

File name: PRIVATE_NONE-P064_FR040_Overall
File type / description: Digital image
Date: 2005
Author & Rights: Sothebys
Source: Sothebys

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Versions

Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist
  • Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist, about 1512 - 1516
  • PRIVATE_NONE-P262
  • Painting
  • Private Collection
The Virgin and Child with St John the Baptist
  • The Virgin and Child with St John the Baptist, about 1512 - 1516
  • PRIVATE_NONE-P275
  • Painting
  • Private Collection

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