The Virgin and Child with the Infant St John

The Virgin and Child with the Infant St John

Title

The Virgin and Child with the Infant St John

[cda 2021]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[cda 2021]

Set against a dark background free from distracting landscape elements, the three figures in this painting are positioned close to the picture plane, fostering a more direct engagement with the viewer. The Virgin's long blond hair is covered only by a transparent veil, the edge of which draws a fine

Set against a dark background free from distracting landscape elements, the three figures in this painting are positioned close to the picture plane, fostering a more direct engagement with the viewer. The Virgin's long blond hair is covered only by a transparent veil, the edge of which draws a fine line above her eyes. She gently supports the naked infant Christ, who stands on her knee and reaches forward to grasp the grapes offered to him by the infant St John.

[cda 2020]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Page from an auction catalogue, Lepke, Berlin 15.02.1905; Koepplin Archive]

Production date
after 1537

Production date

after 1537

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 392A]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 76 x 55 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 76 x 55 cm

  • [Handwritten on a sheet of paper; Koepplin Archive] [Auct. Cat. Berlin 1905, no. 110]

Signature / Dating

None

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P495
FR (1978) Nr.
FR392A
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P495/

Provenance

  • sale Koudacheff, Berlin, 14.02.1905, no.110
    [Auct. Cat. Berlin 1905, no. 110]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 392A
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 88 316a
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
Auct. Cat. Berlin 1905 15 110 Pl. 7
EditorRudolph Lepke's Kunst-Auctions-Haus
TitleGemälde alter Meister: Pastelle, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen; dabei ein Teil der Sammlung des Fürsten Serge Koudacheff in St. Petersburg sowie die Kollektion des Herrn Dr. H. in W. 14.02.1905, Berlin
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1905
Link https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.18050
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  • The Virgin and Child with the Infant St John, after 1537

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