Law and gospel, ca. 1525 – 1535

Title

Law and gospel

Draughtsman

• Lucas Cranach the Elder

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Renaissance

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• chalk?
• coal?
• handmade paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• pencil drawing
• chalk drawing?
• charcoal drawing?

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• figure study
• composition study
• sketch

Captions Added Later

Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark

• Unterteil eines gotischen P

Work Catalogues

• Rosenberg 1960.25.53
• Girshausen 1936.48.62

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal
• allegory

Persons Shown

• Jesus Christ
• Holy Spirit
• Mary
• Christ Child
• Moses
• John the Baptist (prophet)
• Adam
• Eve

Primary

• 71E1354 Moses (and Joshua) come(s) down with the stone tablets
• 73D64 crucified Christ, with particular persons under the cross

Secondary

• 73E425 Christ almost vanished: only feet visible ~ Ascension
• 71A6 expulsion of Adam and Eve from paradise (Genesis 3:22-24)
• 31F26 Death as skeleton