Venus en Amor
About the work
In the museum's own words — in Dutch
Naakte Venus in gezelschap van Amor die pijl en boog vasthoudt. In de boom rechts hangen drie schilden, twee met het keurvorstelijk en hertogelijk wapen van Saksen en een derde met het wapen van Cranach zelf.
Rijksmuseum
Particulars
- Accession number
- RP-P-OB-4427
Meanwhile, in the life of Lucas Cranach
The whole life1501–1504 · Workplace
Vienna
1502–1504
First Contacts with Humanists in Vienna
During his stay in Vienna, Cranach made his first contacts with the leading humanists of his age and began signing his paintings "Lucas aus Kronach."
24 June 1504
First Record as Court Painter
Cranach's name first appears in the Wittenberg accounts: he received 50 guilders as a half-year's salary as pictor ducalis — painter to Elector Frederick the Wise.
1505 · Workplace
Lutherstadt Wittenberg
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.
