LUCAS CRANACH THE ELDER. Portrait of a Man with a Rosary

Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553)

Portrait of a Man with a Rosary

Portrait of a Man with a Rosary. Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder (German, Kronach 1472-1553 Weimar). Dimensions: 18 3/4 x 13 7/8 in. (47.6 x 35.2cm). Date: ca. 1508. This painting and a Portrait of a Woman in Prayer (Kunsthaus, Zürich) originally formed the wings of a devotional triptych. The young, well-dressed sitter appears seemingly transfixed by the now-lost central image--perhaps of the Virgin and Child--to which he offers a silent prayer as he pauses on a bead of the rosary held in his hand. The man's ring, bearing the coat of arms of the Dutch families of Six van Hillegom and Six van Oterleek, suggests that he came from the Low Countries. Cranach probably painted this portrait during his trip to the Netherlands in 1508.

oil on oak

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

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26.9 x 36.0 cm | 10.6 x 14.2 in (300 dpi)