The panel depicts the adoration of the infant Christ on the Holy Night. The scene showing the newborn child in the crib, the Virgin praying and Joseph with a candle has been rendered full of atmosphere. A crowd of adoring angels, who in their nakedness are only distinguishable from Jesus
The panel depicts the adoration of the infant Christ on the Holy Night. The scene showing the newborn child in the crib, the Virgin praying and Joseph with a candle has been rendered full of atmosphere. A crowd of adoring angels, who in their nakedness are only distinguishable from Jesus by their wings, encircle the austere stone trough. Calm and attentive the Virgin looks at her child, while Joseph holds his right hand protectively in front of the candle as if blinded. The intimate setting on the stone floor with the ox and ass is framed by the old walls. Three shepherds peer over one of the walls and point at the newborn. The annunciation to the shepherds is only referred to incidentally in the background.
[Annette Hörig, in Exhib. Cat. Aachen 2015, No. 53]
- Attributions
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Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder
Attributions
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder | [Annette Hörig, Exhib. Cat. Aachen 2015, No. 53] |
- Production dates
- about 1515
after 1537
Production dates
about 1515 | [Exhib. Cat. Aachen 2015, no. 53] |
after 1537 | [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 361B] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 58 x 81 cm
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 58 x 81 cm
[Exhib. Cat. Aachen 2015, No. 53]
- Signature / Dating
None
- Owner
- Private Collection
- Repository
- Private Collection
- CDA ID
- PRIVATE_NONE-P105
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR361B
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P105/