Madonna of the Grapes, c.1525 by Lucas Cranach the Elder
Canvas Print - 14041-CLE
Location: Alte Pinakothek, Munich, GermanyOriginal Size: 60 x 42 cm
Giclée Canvas Print | $61.48 USD
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*Max printing size: 55.1 x 38.6 in
*Max framing size: Long side up to 28"
"Madonna of the Grapes" will be custom-printed for your order using the latest giclée printing technology. This technique ensures that the Canvas Print captures an exceptional level of detail, showcasing vibrant and vivid colors with remarkable clarity.
Our use of the finest quality, fine-textured canvas lends art reproductions a painting-like appearance. Combined with a satin-gloss coating, it delivers exceptional print outcomes, showcasing vivid colors, intricate details, deep blacks, and impeccable contrasts. The canvas structure is also highly compatible with canvas stretching frames, further enhancing its versatility.
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Painting Information
In this exquisite panel painting, Cranach the Elder presents us with an intimate portrayal of the Virgin and Child that exemplifies the refined sensibilities of Northern Renaissance art. The composition's jewel-like quality emerges through its masterful execution and thoughtful symbolism.
The Virgin appears in her traditional red garment - here a particularly sumptuous crimson - offset by a deep blue mantle, creating a rich chromatic harmony characteristic of Cranach's palette. Her face, with its distinctive oval shape and downcast eyes, bears the artist's trademark delicacy: pale, luminous skin rendered with exceptional finesse. Her expression carries a gentle melancholy that seems to anticipate the Christian narrative.
The Christ child, painted with remarkable naturalism, engages with the bunch of grapes his mother holds - a profound eucharistic symbol that prefigures the wine of the Last Supper. The child's flesh tones glow with life, while his pose suggests both childlike playfulness and divine purpose. Cranach's ability to balance sacred symbolism with human intimacy reaches its height in this tender interaction.
The background reveals a landscape typical of the artist's work: a castle perched on a distant hill, rendered in atmospheric perspective with subtle blues and greens. Above, cherubim hold aloft a rich burgundy cloth of honor behind the Virgin's head, creating a heavenly canopy that emphasizes her divine status while adding compositional complexity.
This painting emerges from a period when religious art was being reconsidered in Lutheran territories, yet maintains Catholic iconographic traditions. Cranach's close relationship with Martin Luther influenced his religious works, leading to a style that emphasized clarity and directness while retaining sophisticated theological symbolism. The painting demonstrates how masterfully he navigated these competing demands, creating devotional art that spoke to both Protestant and Catholic sensibilities of the early 16th century.
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