Saint John in a Landscape

1540

Lucas Cranach the Younger

Associated Names
Lucas Cranach the Younger

Artist, German, 1515 - 1586

The image shows a person seated on the ground, leaning against a rock, writing in a book. The person has a side-profile, facing slightly upwards, with wavy hair falling to the shoulders and a halo around their head. They wear long robes with pleated designs, holding a quill pen while writing in the book on their knees. Next to them is a large bird on a branch. The background displays a rocky landscape with a tree and, in the far distance, a town or castle with chimneys within mountainous terrain. Above, in a cloud, are two bearded figures looking down, accompanied by another bird.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2888

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 4


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Wikidata ID

Q64960090

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