Reclining Water Nymph

Reclining Water Nymph

Title

Reclining Water Nymph

[cda 2022]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[handwritten in ink on the reverse of a b/w photograph, 10.1951, Friedländer Archive]

This depiction of a classical nymph represents an Italian theme but gives it a moralizing twist. The nymph reclines beside a spring, perhaps a reference to a legendary ancient Roman fountain. Her bow and arrows hang from the boughs of a nearby tree, while partridges peck in the ground behind

This depiction of a classical nymph represents an Italian theme but gives it a moralizing twist. The nymph reclines beside a spring, perhaps a reference to a legendary ancient Roman fountain. Her bow and arrows hang from the boughs of a nearby tree, while partridges peck in the ground behind her and a town is visible in the distance. However, the nude figure resting her head on the robe of a German court lady contributes another aspect to the idyllic scene by admiring herself beguilingly through lowered eyelids. This painting is intended both as an enticement and a warning to sophisticated patrons.

[cda 2022]

Attribution
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[cda 2022]

Production date
after 1537

Production date

after 1537

[cda 2022]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 49.5 x 70.5 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 49.5 x 70.5 cm

  • [handwritten in ink on the reverse of a b/w photograph, 10.1951, Friedländer Archive]

Signature / Dating

none

Inscriptions and Labels

none

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

  • none

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P554
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P554/

Provenance

  • Reclining Water Nymph, after 1537

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