Lucas CranachGerman, 1472–1553Bewening
May one see it?
Unknown: the museum keeps its counsel
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known. Whether it is on view today, the museum does not say, and we were not trained to guess.
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the work
In the museum's own words — in Dutch
Het dode lichaam van Christus, dat zojuist van het kruis is afgehaald, wordt ondersteund door de treurende Maria en Johannes knielt naast haar. Maria Magdalena kust de hand van Christus terwijl Jozef van Arimatea het doek vasthoudt waarmee hij Christus van het kruis nam. Nikodemus staat klaar om het lichaam te balsemen. Twee kleine schilden linksboven dragen het keurvorstelijk en hertogelijk wapen van Saksen.
Rijksmuseum
Particulars
- Accession number
- RP-P-OB-4401
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum: the museum's own open data · fetched 7 days ago
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
Meanwhile, in the life of Lucas Cranach
The whole life1505–1547
Post: court painter
1508
Diplomatic Mission to Mechelen
He was sent on a diplomatic mission to Mechelen (Netherlands), where he painted portraits of Emperor Maximilian I and the future Emperor Charles V.
6 January 1508
Granted Nobility and a Coat of Arms
Cranach was granted nobility and a personal coat of arms — a winged serpent with a ruby ring in its mouth, which became the signature of his works and workshop.
