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Madonna and Child, Lucas Cranach the Elder, probably c. 1535 or after
Lucas Cranach, portraitLucas CranachGerman, 1472–1553

Madonna and Child

probably c. 1535 or after · Painting

Can I see it?

Yes, on view now

Where is “Madonna and Child” now? National Gallery of Art, Gallery 35 · West Building, Main Floor, Washington, D.C. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Room35 · West Building, Main Floor

Closed· opens at 10:00 AM

On public display.

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Source
The museum
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Details

Accession number
1953.3.1

What it shows

Madonna and Child

In the catalog

PaintingsOilGerman paintingRenaissance16th centuryGermanReligious art

Sources

In the life of Lucas Cranach

The whole life

  1. 1505–1547

    Post: court painter

  2. 1537

    Death of His Son Hans in Bologna

    The artist's eldest son, Hans Cranach, died in Bologna.

  3. 1537–1544

    Burgomaster of Wittenberg

    From 1537 to 1544 he repeatedly held the office of burgomaster of the Wittenberg community, and several times served as deputy to the head of the town.

More by Lucas Cranach

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Portrait de Jean-Frédéric le Magnanime (1503-1554), Cranach l'ancien, Lucas, XVIe siècle (L’examen dendrochronologique du support par le Dr Peter Klein (1983) a établi que l’arbre dont sont tirées les deux planches qui forment le panneau de l’INV. 1184 a été abattu en 1523, ce qui est compatible avec la date de 1531 portée sur le tableau.) (1531)

Portrait de Jean-Frédéric le Magnanime (1503-1554)

1531 · Musée du Louvre

Saint Pierre, Cranach l'ancien, Lucas, 1e moitié du XVIe siècle (1500 - 1550)

Saint Pierre

first half of the 16th century (1500–1550) · Musée du Louvre

Saint Paul, Cranach l'ancien, Lucas, 1e moitié du XVIe siècle (1500 - 1550)

Saint Paul

first half of the 16th century (1500–1550) · Musée du Louvre

Venus and Cupid, Lucas Cranach, 1509

Venus and Cupid

1509 · State Hermitage Museum

The Martyrdom of Saint Barbara, Lucas Cranach the Elder, ca. 1510

The Martyrdom of Saint Barbara

ca. 1510 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Princess of Saxony, Lucas Cranach the Elder, c. 1517

A Princess of Saxony

c. 1517 · National Gallery of Art

A Prince of Saxony, Lucas Cranach the Elder, c. 1517

A Prince of Saxony

c. 1517 · National Gallery of Art

Portrait of Anna Buchner, née Lindacker, Lucas Cranach the Elder, c. 1520

Portrait of Anna Buchner, née Lindacker

c. 1520 · Minneapolis Institute of Art

In the same room · M-035, National Gallery of Art

Museum page
Portrait of a Clergyman (Johann Dorsch?), Albrecht Dürer, 1516

Albrecht Dürer

Portrait of a Clergyman (Johann Dorsch?), 1516

Lot and His Daughters [reverse], Albrecht Dürer, c. 1496/1499

Albrecht Dürer

Lot and His Daughters [reverse], c. 1496/1499

Madonna and Child [obverse], Albrecht Dürer, c. 1496/1499

Albrecht Dürer

Haller Madonna, c. 1496/1499

Edward VI as a Child, Hans Holbein the Younger, probably 1538

Hans Holbein

Edward VI as a Child, probably 1538

Sir Brian Tuke, Hans Holbein the Younger, c. 1527/1528 or c. 1532/1534

Hans Holbein

Sir Brian Tuke, c. 1527/1528 or c. 1532/1534

Portrait of a Young Man, Attributed to Hans Holbein the Younger, c. 1520/1530

Hans Holbein

Portrait of a Young Man, c. 1520/1530

Portrait of a Woman, Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1522

Lucas Cranach

Portrait of a Woman, 1522

Portrait of a Man, Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1522

Lucas Cranach

Portrait of a Man, 1522

On the same theme · Madonna and Child

All works on the theme
Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints, Raphael, ca. 1504

Raphael

Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints, ca. 1504

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Virgin and Child with Saint Anne, Albrecht Dürer, probably 1519

Albrecht Dürer

Virgin and Child with Saint Anne, probably 1519

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Vierge à l'Enfant, dite 'Vierge aux fruits', Léonard de Vinci, Vers 1478/1480

Leonardo da Vinci

Vierge à l'Enfant, dite 'Vierge aux fruits', c. 1478–1480

Musée du Louvre

Vierge à l'Enfant avec saint Jean, Buonarroti, Michelangelo dit Michel-Ange

Michelangelo

Vierge à l'Enfant avec saint Jean

Musée du Louvre

Madonna and Child, Giovanni Bellini, late 1480s

Giovanni Bellini

Madonna and Child, late 1480s

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist, Raphael, c. 1507

Raphael

The Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist, c. 1507

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

The Madonna of the Veil, Italian 16th Century, after Raphael, 1570s?

Raphael

The Madonna of the Veil, 1570s?

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

The Small Cowper Madonna, Raphael, c. 1505

Raphael

Small Cowper Madonna, c. 1505

National Gallery of Art