Virgin and Child

Virgin and Child

Title

Virgin and Child

[MNaR Bucharest, revised 2022]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[MNaR Bucharest, revised 2022]

The Virgin is depicted as a seated half-length figure against a plain black background, wearing a green cloak over a red dress. Her hair hangs loose over her shoulders. The infant Christ stands naked on his mother's lap and snuggles up to her cheek, while embracing her around the neck.

The Virgin is depicted as a seated half-length figure against a plain black background, wearing a green cloak over a red dress. Her hair hangs loose over her shoulders. The infant Christ stands naked on his mother's lap and snuggles up to her cheek, while embracing her around the neck. The Virgin tenderly inclines her head towards her son and supports him with her hands.

[cda 2022]

Attributions
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[cda 2022]

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[MNaR Bucharest, revised 2022] [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 393D]

Production date
after 1537

Production date

after 1537

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 393D]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 74.4 x 54 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 74.4 x 54 cm

  • [MNaR Bucharest, revised 2022]

Signature / Dating

Artist's Insignia at the bottom left: serpent with dropped wings, facing right

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's Insignia at the bottom left: serpent with dropped wings, facing right

Inscriptions and Labels

None

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

  • None

Owner
Muzeul Național de Artă al României (MNaR)
Repository
Muzeul Național de Artă al României (MNaR)
Location
Bucharest
CDA ID
RO_MNaR_8114-148
FR (1978) Nr.
FR393D
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/RO_MNaR_8114-148/

Provenance

  • Mihail Kogălniceanu Collection, Bucharest (post 1850)
  • The National Museum of Antiquities, Bucharest
  • The State Art Gallery, Bucharest (c. 1900-48)
  • The National Museum of Art of Romania, Bucharest (1948)
    [MNaR Bucharest, revised 2022]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Cortea, Ratoiu, Rădvan 2023
AuthorI. M. Cortea, L. Ratoiu, R. Rădvan
TitleNon-destructive investigation of a late panel painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder
Publicationin Salvatore Siano and Daniele Ciofini, eds., Lasers in the Conservation of Artworks XIII. Proceedings of the International conference on Lasers in the Conservation of Artworks XIII (LACONA XIII), 12-16 September 2022, Florence, Italy
Place of PublicationLondon
Year of Publication2023
Link https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-edit/10.1201/9781003386872-3/non-destructive-investigation-late-panel-painting-lucas-cranach-elder-cortea-ratoiu-r%C4%83dvan
Pages22-30
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 393D
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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Cat. Bucharest 1974 19 194
AuthorStella Russu, Maria Matache
TitleCatalogue of the Universal Art Gallery
Place of PublicationBucharest
Year of Publication1974
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Exhib. Cat. Bucarest 1973 A 67 098
EditorWerner Schade
TitleLucas Cranach der Ältere, Lucas Cranach der Jüngere, Jacob Lucius der Ältere. Gemälde und Holzschnitte aus Sammlungen der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik
Place of PublicationBucarest
Year of Publication1973
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Research History / Discussion

The present painting is similar in dimensions and composition to [PRIVATE_NONE-P215] .

[cda 2022]

  • Virgin and Child, after 1537

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Virgin and Child
  • Virgin and Child, after 1537
  • PRIVATE_NONE-P215
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  • Private Collection

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