Lucas CranachAllemagne, 1472–1553Venus en Amor
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Inconnu
Amsterdam, Pays-Bas
Le propriétaire est connu ; on ignore si l’œuvre est exposée aujourd’hui.
- Source
- Le musée
À propos de l’œuvre
Selon le musée — en néerlandais
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 Amsterdam
Notice
- Numéro d’inventaire
- RP-P-OB-4427
Ce qu’elle montre
Au catalogue
Sources
- Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
- Image : Rijksmuseum Amsterdam — public domain
Pendant ce temps, chez Lucas Cranach
La vie entière1501–1504 · Lieu de travail
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 · Lieu de travail
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.
