The Virgin and Child

The Virgin and Child

Title

The Virgin and Child

[cda 2023]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Christie's online catalogue, accessed 21.08.2023]

The Virgin is shown as a seated half-length figure, turned to her right against a dark background, supporting the infant Christ, who stands on her lap. Both look out of the picture directly at the viewer. Between his fingers he shows a single grape that he has taken from the

The Virgin is shown as a seated half-length figure, turned to her right against a dark background, supporting the infant Christ, who stands on her lap. Both look out of the picture directly at the viewer. Between his fingers he shows a single grape that he has taken from the bunch she holds in her right hand. A transparent veil covers her long flowing hair.

[cda 2023]

Attributions
Lucas Cranach the Elder
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Lucas Cranach the Elder

['attributed to', Christie's online catalogue, accessed 21.08.2023]; [Spencer-Churchill 1961, no. 160]

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

'probably a workshop production' [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 388B]

Production date
after 1537

Production date

after 1537

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 388B]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 20.6 x 14.6 cm

Dimensions

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia in the upper right corner: serpent with dropped wings, facing left; in yellow paint

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia in the upper right corner: serpent with dropped wings, facing left; in yellow paint

Inscriptions and Labels
  • with an extensive inscription on the reverse

Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

    • with an extensive inscription on the reverse
Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P595
FR (1978) Nr.
FR388B
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P595/

Provenance

  • Captain E.G. Spencer-Churchill, M.C., Northwick Park, Gloucestershire, by whom purchased in 1913
  • Christie's, 28 May 1965, lot 2, as Lucas Cranach I (2,600gns. to Baron Ash)
  • Graham Baron Ash, Wingfield Castle, Diss, Norfolk
  • Christie's, 4 Oct. 1967, lot 145, as Lucas Cranach I (1,400gns. to Kraus) [1]
  • sold at Christie's, London, 09.12.1994, lot 89
    [Christie's online catalogue, accessed 21.08.2023]

[1] The information recorded in the Frick Digital Collection differs slightly: Lord Ashburton and Other Collections Sale, London, England, 1970 (51, as Lucas Cranach the Elder, "The Property of a Gentleman") ($3,530 (gns 1,400), to Brod Gallery).
[Frick digital collection, accessed 15.04.2024]
[Frick digital collection, accessed 15.04.2024]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 388B
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
Show Literature
Spencer-Churchill 1961 43 160
AuthorEdward George Spencer-Churchill
TitleThe Northwick Rescues 1912-1961
Place of Publication[Cheltenham]
Year of Publication1961
Show Literature
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 87 313b
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
Borenius 1921 222
AuthorTancred Borenius
TitleA Catalogue of the Collection of Pictures at Northwick Park
Place of PublicationLondon
Year of Publication1921
Show Literature
  • The Virgin and Child, after 1537

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