The Virgin and Child

The Virgin and Child

Title

The Virgin and Child

[cda 2020]

Medium

Painting [probably] on wood
[Letter from D. Koepplin to the owner, 02.02.1977; Koepplin Archive]

The Virgin is depicted as a half-length figure set against a dark background with her head inclined to her right. She holds the infant Christ who stands on a cushion on her lap, supporting his weight on his right leg.

[cda 2020]

Attribution
Copy after Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Copy after Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Letter from D. Koepplin to the owner, 02.02.1977; Koepplin Archive]

Production dates
after 1600
1536

Production dates

after 1600

[cda 2020]

1536

[dated, not authentic] [Letter from D. Koepplin to the owner, 02.02.1977; Koepplin Archive]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: no information available

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: no information available

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia in the top left corner: serpent with elevated wings (bat-like), facing right and dated '1536.'; according to D. Koepplin not genuine [Letter from D. Koepplin to the owner, 02.02.1977; Koepplin Archive]

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia in the top left corner: serpent with elevated wings (bat-like), facing right and dated '1536.'; according to D. Koepplin not genuine [Letter from D. Koepplin to the owner, 02.02.1977; Koepplin Archive]

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P446
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P446/

Provenance

  • probably came from Germany and entered the private collection of a Swedish family at the beginning of or in the mid 19th century
    [Letter from the owner to D. Koepplin, 03.01.1977; Koepplin Archive]

Research History / Discussion

D. Koepplin made the following observations based on a coloured photograph: blond hair; dark green or blue background; red dress; dark brown cloak with a green lining; dark purple cushion

[Handwritten on the reverse of a b/w photograph, Dec. 1976; Koepplin Archive]

  • The Virgin and Child, after 1600

Images

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Versions

The Virgin and Child
  • The Virgin and Child, about 1530
  • PRIVATE_NONE-P417
  • Painting
  • Private Collection
The Virgin and Child
  • The Virgin and Child, after 1600
  • PRIVATE_NONE-P416
  • Painting
  • Private Collection

Citing from the Cranach Digital Archive

Entry with author
<author's name>, 'The Virgin and Child', <title of document, data entry or image>. [<Date of document or image>], in: Cranach Digital Archive, https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P446/ (Accessed {{dateAccessed}})
Entry with no author
'The Virgin and Child', <title of document, data entry or image>. [<Date of document, entry or image>], in: Cranach Digital Archive, https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P446/ (Accessed {{dateAccessed}})

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