The Virgin and Child with an Angel

Title

[cda 2020]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood	[cda 2020]
Painting on oak wood	[Typed on a sheet of paper; Koepplin Archive]

The Virgin is shown seated. She holds the infant Christ who balances on a green velvet cushioin on her lap, supporting his weight on his left leg. A cherub is shown holding up a dark green curtain that serves as a backdrop for the mother and her child.

[cda 2020]

Attribution: Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Typed on a sheet of paper; Koepplin Archive]

Production date: about 1525 - 1530

Production date

about 1525 - 1530

[cda 2020]

Dimensions: Dimensions of support: 57.5 x 38.5 cm

Dimensions

Dimensions of support: 57.5 x 38.5 cm
[Typed on a sheet of paper; Koepplin Archive]

Signature / Dating: Artist's insignia at the lower left side: serpent with elevated wings, facing right; in yellow paint

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia at the lower left side: serpent with elevated wings, facing right; in yellow paint

Owner: Private Collection
Repository: Private Collection

CDA ID: PRIVATE_NONE-P422
FR (1978) Nr.: FR-none
Persistent Link: https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P422/

Research History / Discussion

This painting is somewhat smaller but the pose of the Virgin and the compositional element of the curtain backdrop held up by a cherub are similar to a version in the Städel Museum, Frankfurt [DE_SMF_84].

[cda 2020]

The Virgin and Child with an Angel, about 1525 - 1530

Images

Citing from the Cranach Digital Archive

Entry with author: <author's name>, 'The Virgin and Child with an Angel', <title of document, data entry or image>. [<Date of document or image>], in: Cranach Digital Archive, https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P422/ (Accessed {{dateAccessed}})
Entry with no author: 'The Virgin and Child with an Angel', <title of document, data entry or image>. [<Date of document, entry or image>], in: Cranach Digital Archive, https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P422/ (Accessed {{dateAccessed}})

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