The Virgin and Child with St John the Baptist and two Angels

The Virgin and Child with St John the Baptist and two Angels

Title

The Virgin and Child with St John the Baptist and two Angels

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Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

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Attribution
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

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Production date
after 1537

Production date

after 1537

[cda 2019]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 50.5 x 36 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 50.5 x 36 cm

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Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia at upper left side: serpent with dropped wings, facing right; in yellow paint

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia at upper left side: serpent with dropped wings, facing right; in yellow paint

  • [cda 2019]

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P258
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P258/

Provenance

  • Dr. Benedict & Co., Berlin
  • Van Diemen Galleries, New York
  • Mr. and Mrs. William Timken and bequeathed by Mrs. Timken in 1959 to
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
  • their sale, New York, Sotheby's, 1 June 1990, lot 3 (as attributed to Lucas Cranach the Elder)
  • anonymous sale, New York, Sotheby's,16 May 1996, lot 21, for $55,000 (as attributed to Lucas Cranach the Elder)
  • 08.12.2011 sold by Sotheby's, London
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Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Cat. New York 1980 37 (vol. 1) Fig. 297 (vol. 2)
AuthorKatharine Baetjer
EditorThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
TitleEuropean paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Volume1-3
Place of PublicationNew York
Year of Publication1980

Research History / Discussion

A near copy, attributed to the Circle of Lucas Cranach the Elder, was offered at Hargesheimer & Günther Kunstauktionen, Düsseldorf, 17 September 2011, lot 71.

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  • The Virgin and Child with St John the Baptist and two Angels, after 1537

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