Virgin and Child with Saint John

Virgin and Child with Saint John

Title

Virgin and Child with Saint John

[Sotheby's online database; http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2011/old-master-british-paintings-day-sale-l11034/lot.211.html; accessed 01 March 2018]

Painting on wood, probably beech wood

Medium

Painting on wood, probably beech wood

[Sotheby's online database; http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2011/old-master-british-paintings-day-sale-l11034/lot.211.html; accessed 01 March 2018]

The Virgin stands behind a balustrade against a black background. She is wearing a blue cloak, which appears to have a green velvet lining, over a red robe. A green velvet scarf serves as a belt. Her reddish blonde hair is loose and she looks out at the viewer. Christ,

The Virgin stands behind a balustrade against a black background. She is wearing a blue cloak, which appears to have a green velvet lining, over a red robe. A green velvet scarf serves as a belt. Her reddish blonde hair is loose and she looks out at the viewer. Christ, who is only concealed by an almost invisible veil, stands on the balustrade together with the infant St John, who is dressed in fur. Both infants are supported by the Virgin. [Daniel Görres, cda 2018]

Attribution
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Sotheby's online database; http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2011/old-master-british-paintings-day-sale-l11034/lot.211.html; accessed 01 March 2018]

Production date
about 1520 - 1530

Production date

about 1520 - 1530

[cda 2018]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 67 x 49.3 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 67 x 49.3 cm

  • [Sotheby's online database; http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2011/old-master-british-paintings-day-sale-l11034/lot.211.html; accessed 01 March 2018]

Signature / Dating

None

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P220
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P220/

Provenance

  • probably acquired by Johann Babtist Count Brandis (1751-1812) or brought into the Brandis family by his wife Josepha Countess von Trauttmansdorff (1760- 826)
  • Sotheby's London, Old Masters and British Paintings Day Sale, 07 July 2011, lot 211
    [Sotheby's online database; http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2011/old-master-british-paintings-day-sale-l11034/lot.211.html; accessed 01 March 2018]
  • Private collection
    [cda 2018]
  • 5 Dec 2019 at Hampel, Fine Art Auctions Munich, lot 344
    [Hampel Online Database; accessed 07.07.2022]
  • Virgin and Child with Saint John, about 1520 - 1530

Images

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Versions

The Virgin and Child with the Infant St John
  • The Virgin and Child with the Infant St John, about 1520 - 1530
  • PRIVATE_NONE-P591
  • Painting
  • Private Collection
The Virgin and Child with the Infant St John
  • The Virgin and Child with the Infant St John, about 1530
  • PRIVATE_NONE-P592
  • Painting
  • Private Collection

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