At the righthand side of the painting a group of aristocratic figures appear to exit from a church building that occupies the greater part of the pictorial space. They turn to a man in a gown, evidently a minister, who is holding a large book under his arm (the bible)
At the righthand side of the painting a group of aristocratic figures appear to exit from a church building that occupies the greater part of the pictorial space. They turn to a man in a gown, evidently a minister, who is holding a large book under his arm (the bible) and pointing at it. In the background at the left there is a figure shown with a stick and a lion, possibly Samson. Beside him a field of corn appears to be burning, a possible reference to Judges 15:5 or Exodus 22:6(?).
[cda 2021]
- Attribution
- Lucas Cranach the Younger
Attribution
| Lucas Cranach the Younger | [Recorded on the glass plate negative, Gemäldegalerie Berlin, photographic archive] |
- Production date
- 1581
Production date
| 1581 | [dated] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: no information available
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: no information available
- Signature / Dating
Dated at the bottom right: '1581'
Signature / Dating
Dated at the bottom right: '1581'
- Owner
- Private Collection
- Repository
- Private Collection
- CDA ID
- PRIVATE_NONE-P519
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR-none
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P519/