Lucas CranachGerman, 1472–1553Hemelvaart van Christus
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Unknown
Where is “Hemelvaart van Christus” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the work
Museum text in Dutch
Christus wordt van de Olijfberg naar de hemel gevoerd terwijl Maria en de apostelen toekijken. Christus maakt een zegenend gebaar en houdt een kruisvaandel vast, hij wordt omring door kleine engelen. Boekillustratie in rechthoekige omlijsting met fijne ornamenten. De prent is gedrukt met meeerdere houtblokken. Bovenaan het blad staat de halve titel van de uitgave: Passional Christi, onderaan staat het woord Christus.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- RP-P-OB-4463(R)
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
In the life of Lucas Cranach
The whole life1505–1547
Post: court painter
1519–1520
Treasurer of the Wittenberg Council
He first held the office of treasurer on the Wittenberg council, a post he subsequently occupied several times until 1535.
1520
Daughter born: Anna Pfreundt
1520
Becomes Owner of a Pharmacy in Wittenberg
He acquired a pharmacy in Wittenberg, and a few years later was also registered as a paper merchant and book publisher.
1522
Publication of Luther's September Testament
Together with his business partner, the goldsmith Christian Döring, he was responsible for publishing the September Testament — Luther's translation of the Bible with illustrations by Cranach.
1524
Dürer's Portrait of Cranach
Albrecht Dürer made a drawing — a portrait of Cranach in silverpoint.
