The infant Christ stands on a balustrade at the bottom edge of the painting and is held in both hands by the Virgin. In the background there is an expansive landscape that is almost completely hidden by a large curtain held by two angels.
- Attribution
- Lucas Cranach the Elder
Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder | [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, 103, No. 160] |
- Production dates
- after 1517
about 1525
Production dates
after 1517 | [Dendrochronological examination Peter Klein, 1995] |
about 1525 | [Sandner 1998 B, 89] [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, 103, No. 160] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 56.5 x 39.9-40.2 x 0.4 cm
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 56.5 x 39.9-40.2 x 0.4 cm
Dimensions including frame: 92.5 x 76 x 12.5 cm
Heydenreich, unpublished examination report 1995]
- Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia at the lower left: winged serpent (with elevated wings), in brown paint
Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia at the lower left: winged serpent (with elevated wings), in brown paint
- Inscriptions and Labels
on reverse, with pen: - '1586'?
- 'LR 61'
- label: 'Roselius Haus Bremen'
- 'No. 16'
Inscriptions and Labels
Stamps, Seals, Labels:
on reverse, with pen: - '1586'?
- 'LR 61'
- label: 'Roselius Haus Bremen'
- 'No. 16'
- Owner
- Private Collection
- Repository
- Private Collection
- CDA ID
- PRIVATE_NONE-P103
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR160
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P103/