The Virgin with the Child seated on a Cushion

The Virgin with the Child seated on a Cushion

Title

The Virgin with the Child seated on a Cushion

[cda 2021]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 388H]

The Virgin is depicted as a half-length figure seated at the centre of the composition with her head inclined to her right. She embraces the naked infant Christ, resting on a cushion on her lap. A transparent veil covers her head without hiding the long blond hair that falls over

The Virgin is depicted as a half-length figure seated at the centre of the composition with her head inclined to her right. She embraces the naked infant Christ, resting on a cushion on her lap. A transparent veil covers her head without hiding the long blond hair that falls over her shoulders. The pair is shown against a neutral dark background.

[cda 2021]

Attribution
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 388H]

Production date
after 1537

Production date

after 1537

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 388H]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 71 x 56 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 71 x 56 cm

  • [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 388H]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia beside the Virgin's proper left shoulder: serpent with dropped wings facing left; Koepplin questions authenticity [handwritten on the reverse of a b/w photograph; Koepplin Archive]

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia beside the Virgin's proper left shoulder: serpent with dropped wings facing left; Koepplin questions authenticity [handwritten on the reverse of a b/w photograph; Koepplin Archive]

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P494
FR (1978) Nr.
FR388H
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P494/

Provenance

  • 1929, P. Hinrichsen (art dealer), Berlin
    [handwritten on the reverse of a b/w photograph; Koepplin Archive]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 388H
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
Show Literature
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 87 313g
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1932
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/friedlaender1932
Show Literature
  • The Virgin with the Child seated on a Cushion, after 1537

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