Signed and dated, on block within image, upper right: L | [dragon device] | 1506 | C
Venus and Cupid, 1506
- Lucas Cranach the Elder, German, 1472-1553
Woodcut printed in black ink on paper attached at all corners to mat
- Image and sheet: 10 7/8 × 7 3/4 inches (27.6 × 19.7 cm)
Founders Society Purchase, General Membership Fund
34.199
Department
Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Details
1934-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Luttikhuizen, Henry, ed. Stirring the World: Germany Printmaking in the Age of Luther. Exh. cat., Center Art Gallery, Calvin College. Grand Rapids, 2017, pp. 110-111 (pl. 26).
Lucas Cranach the Elder, Venus and Cupid, 1506, woodcut printed in black ink on paper attached at all corners to mat. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, General Membership Fund, 34.199.