Lucas Cranach, Saint Christopher
Ralph King, 1941.40 · The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access (CC0)View original →
Lucas Cranach

Saint Christopher

c. 1509

Current Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Medium
chiaroscuro woodcut
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-207782

In Hans Burgkmair's Emperor Maximilian on Horseback, the black outline and white highlights are printed and the paper is washed blue. In Saint Christopher, however, while the black line block is still printed, color is now printed with a tone block and unprinted areas of the white paper act as highlights. Although Saint Christopher is dated 1506, it was probably made after 1508 when Cranach was granted permission by Duke Friedrich to use the coat of arms with a winged serpent seen hanging from the tree. Further, it was only after the artist returned from a trip to the Netherlands in 1508 that…

Provenance

Ralph King, 1941.40

Registry history

  • c. 1509 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — prints

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