Virgin and Child with the Infant St. John the Baptist and Angels

Virgin and Child with the Infant St. John the Baptist and Angels

Title

Virgin and Child with the Infant St. John the Baptist and Angels

[Legion of Honour, Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, revised 2016]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Legion of Honour, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, revised 2016]

The painting depicts the Virgin sitting cross legged on the bare floor. Her red coat, worn over a dark, pleated robe, creates a padded base between her legs upon which the naked infant Christ stand while supported by his mother. Enveloped in a fur tunic the infant St John stands

The painting depicts the Virgin sitting cross legged on the bare floor. Her red coat, worn over a dark, pleated robe, creates a padded base between her legs upon which the naked infant Christ stand while supported by his mother. Enveloped in a fur tunic the infant St John stands in front of the child and offers him grapes. A black curtain held by three angels separates the group from an apple tree and an expansive landscape in the background.

[Görres, cda 2016]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Legion of Honour, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, revised 2016]

Production date
about 1535

Production date

about 1535

[Legion of Honour, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, revised 2016]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 120.3 x 72.7 cm (47 3/8 x 28 5/8 inches)

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 120.3 x 72.7 cm (47 3/8 x 28 5/8 inches)

  • [Legion of Honour, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, revised 2013]

Owner
Legion of Honour, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Repository
Legion of Honour, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Location
San Francisco
CDA ID
US_FAMSF_46-4
FR (1978) Nr.
FR391B
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/US_FAMSF_46-4/

Provenance

  • Rome, sale Orsini, 12 March 1896, No. 476
    [Friedländer, Rosenberg No. 391B]

  • Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Rheem
    [Legion of Honour, fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, revised 2016]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 391B
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 315b
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
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  • Virgin and Child with the Infant St. John the Baptist and Angels, about 1535

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