Ill-matched Pair

Ill-matched Pair

Title

Ill-matched Pair

[cda 2022]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Auct. Cat. Munich 2021, lot 429]

The subject, the pairing of a foolish old man and a youthful beauty was very popular in sixteenth-century art, affording as it did the opportunity to present a lascivious image under the guise of a morality lesson. In this copy after a version by Cranach the Elder the couple initially

The subject, the pairing of a foolish old man and a youthful beauty was very popular in sixteenth-century art, affording as it did the opportunity to present a lascivious image under the guise of a morality lesson. In this copy after a version by Cranach the Elder the couple initially appear to reciprocate each other’s gentle embrace. However, a second glance reveals it is highly charged with eroticism. The lewd old man is shown fondling the young woman’s breast while she removes money from his purse.

[cda 2022]

Attributions
Copy after Lucas Cranach the Elder
Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Copy after Lucas Cranach the Elder

[cda 2022]

Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Auct. Cat. Munich 2021, lot 429]

Production date
after 1550

Production date

after 1550

[cda 2022]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 38.5 x 26 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 38.5 x 26 cm

  • [Auct. Cat. Munich 2021, lot 429]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia at the top right: serpent with elevated wings and dated '15[??]' (not genuine)

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia at the top right: serpent with elevated wings and dated '15[??]' (not genuine)

Inscriptions and Labels

none

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

  • none

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P568
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P568/

Provenance

  • until 2013 Teisbach Palace (Schloss Teisbach), southern Germany (from 1386 to 1813 the palace belonged to the House of Wittelsbach and was then sold to private owners; in 2013 the place was purchased by the city of Dingolfing)
  • the panel was then sold at Neumeister, Munich, 16.10.2013, lot 222 (as follower of Lucas Cranach)
  • private collection
  • Hampel, Munich, lot 429
    [Auct. Cat. Munich 2021, lot 429]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Auct. Cat. Munich 2021 429
EditorHampel, Fine Art Auctions, Munich
TitleKatalog II. Alte Meister [Hampel, 24.06.2021]
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication2021
Show Literature

Research History / Discussion

Copy after [PRIVATE_NONE-P443]

[cda 2022]

  • Ill-matched Pair, after 1550

Images

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Versions

Ill-matched Pair
  • Ill-matched Pair, about 1530 - 1535
  • PRIVATE_NONE-P443
  • Painting
  • Private Collection
An ill-matched Pair
  • An ill-matched Pair, after 1535
  • PRIVATE_NONE-P641
  • Painting
  • Private Collection

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