The Nativity

The Nativity

Title

The Nativity

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Painting on oak wood

Medium

Painting on oak wood

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Against the backdrop of a snow covered ruin the Virgin and Joseph kneel either side of the infant Christ shown lying in a stone crib. A throng of angels descend from heaven and in the background at the right the shepherds look over a wall.

Attribution
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

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[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, 91, No. 103A]

Production date
after 1520

Production date

after 1520

[cda 2018]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 66 x 45 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 66 x 45 cm

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Signature / Dating

none

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P191
FR (1978) Nr.
FR103A
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P191/

Provenance

  • with Steinmeyer, Paris, 1909, where acquired by a German aristocratic family
  • 28 JAN 2015 at Christie's, New York, lot 103
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Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 No. 103A
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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  • The Nativity, after 1520

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