Saint Anthony in the Wilderness

Saint Anthony in the Wilderness

Title

Saint Anthony in the Wilderness

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Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Letter from D. Koepplin to G. Cramer, 26.03.1980, Koepplin Archive]

St Anthony is shown as a hermit seated on a stone bench in front of his dwelling, reading the bible. His attribute - the swine - is at his side. There is a small table with a jug at his right and a bell and plague cross are visible in

St Anthony is shown as a hermit seated on a stone bench in front of his dwelling, reading the bible. His attribute - the swine - is at his side. There is a small table with a jug at his right and a bell and plague cross are visible in the foreground. Above a raven flies in from the right.

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Attributions
Lucas Cranach the Younger
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Lucas Cranach the Younger

? [Letter from D. Koepplin to G. Cramer, 26.03.1980, Koepplin Archive]

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

'A shop piece inspired by an earlier composition' [Kuhn 1936, 40, no. 111]

Production dates
about 1550
about 1540

Production dates

about 1550

[Letter from D. Koepplin to G. Cramer, 26.03.1980, Koepplin Archive]

about 1540

[Kuhn 1936, 40, no. 111]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 20.2 x 15 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 20.2 x 15 cm

  • [Kuhn 1936, 40, no. 111]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia on the stone bench: serpent with dropped wings, facing left

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia on the stone bench: serpent with dropped wings, facing left

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P339
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P339/

Provenance

  • 1936 in the collection of Mr. Robert Lehman, New York City
    [Kuhn 1936, 40, no. 111]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Kuhn 1936 40 111
AuthorCharles L. Kuhn
TitleA Catalogue of German Paintings of the Middle Ages and Renaissance in American Collections
Place of PublicationCambridge Mass.
Year of Publication1936
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  • Saint Anthony in the Wilderness, about 1550

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