Lucas Cranach the Elder, follower of - THE MOCKING OF CHRIST - image-1

Lot 5 Dα

Lucas Cranach the Elder, follower of - THE MOCKING OF CHRIST

Auction 1008 - overview Cologne
20.03.2013, 14:30 - Paintings 15th - 19th Century
Estimate: 15.000 € - 18.000 €
Result: 18.300 € (incl. premium)

Lucas Cranach the Elder, follower of

THE MOCKING OF CHRIST

Oil on panel (parquetted). 41 x 27 cm.

The theme of the Mocking of Christ has only once been painted by Lucas Cranch the Elder in 1537. A small replica of this painting can be found in the collection in Weimar, whereby its composition is not similar to this work. According to the style the painting must have been painted by an artist active around 1540/1550 and influenced by Cranach.

We thank Ludwig Meyer, Munich, for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.

Certificate

Max J. Friedländer, The Hague 2.7.1942 (studio of Lucas Cranach the Elder). - Ingo Sandner, Cologne 23.10.1996 (studio of Lucas Cranach the Elder).

Literature

For a comparable theme depicted by Lucas Cranach the Elder cf. Max J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg: The Paintings of Lucas Cranach, London 1978, p. 143, no. 371, ill.