Virgin and Child adored by St John as a boy, before a drape

Virgin and Child adored by St John as a boy, before a drape

Title

Virgin and Child adored by St John as a boy, before a drape

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 391]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 391]

The painting depicts the seated Virgin, who supports the infant Christ standing on her lap with both hands. The Virgin's torso is inclined slightly to the front and as such interacts with the infant John kneeling at her right side. The boy has his hands folded in an attitude of

The painting depicts the seated Virgin, who supports the infant Christ standing on her lap with both hands. The Virgin's torso is inclined slightly to the front and as such interacts with the infant John kneeling at her right side. The boy has his hands folded in an attitude of prayer and behold the infant Jesus, who holds in apple in his hand. Behind the Virgin two angels hold a drapery.

[Görres, cda 2016]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 391]

Production date
about 1540

Production date

about 1540

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 391]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 81 x 55 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 81 x 55 cm

  • [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 391]

Signature / Dating

None

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P130
FR (1978) Nr.
FR391
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P130/

Provenance

  • 1907 Madrid, Luis de Navas Gallery
  • 21 April 1910 Paris, auction
  • Gopsal, collection Earl of Howe
  • 1932 Klink near Waren, collection Mrs. H. von Schnitzler
    [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 391]

Exhibitions

Berlin 1914, No. 29

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 149 391 391
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 315
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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Exhib. Cat. Berlin 1914 29
EditorKaiser Friedrich-Museums-Verein Berlin
TitleAusstellung von Werken alter Kunst aus dem Privatbesitz der Mitglieder des Kaiser Friedrich-Museums-Vereins Mai 1914, [Berlin, Königliche Akademie der Künste]
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1914
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