The painting shows the Virgin and Child against the backdrop of a mountainous landscape. The naked infant stands on a velvet cushion and is gently supported by his mother. She has inclined her head and looks with affection at her son, while offering him cherries and pea pods on a
The painting shows the Virgin and Child against the backdrop of a mountainous landscape. The naked infant stands on a velvet cushion and is gently supported by his mother. She has inclined her head and looks with affection at her son, while offering him cherries and pea pods on a plate. She wears a plain mantle over her simple robe, and her hair is loosely bound at the nape of the neck. In the background on the right the characteristic castle is perched on top of a promontory.
[cda 2021]
- Attribution
- Lucas Cranach the Elder
Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder | [Dorotheum online database, accessed 02.03.2021] [Exhib. Cat. Berlin 1937, no. 32] |
- Production date
- about 1516 - 1518
Production date
about 1516 - 1518 | [Exhib. Cat. Berlin 1937, no. 32] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 57 x 33 cm
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 57 x 33 cm
[Exhib. Cat. Berlin 1937, no. 32]
- Signature / Dating
None
- Owner
- Private Collection
- Repository
- Private Collection
- CDA ID
- PRIVATE_NONE-P204
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR-none
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P204/