Reliekbuste van Paulus met een boek en zwaard
Lucas Cranach (I)
1509 - 1553
Medium
paper
Dimensions
133; 110
About this artwork
beeld: hoogte 133 mm x breedte 110 mm
Art Historical Context
Behold the *Reliekbuste van met een boek en z* (Relic Bust of Paul with Book and Sword), a work on paper by Lucas Cranach Elder, one of the Northern Renaissance's most prolific masters. Created sometime between 1509 and1553, this intimate bust measures just 133 mm high by 110 mm wide, close contemplation. It portrays Saint Paul, the apostle and author of key New Testament epistles, clutching his symbolic book of scriptures and the sword of his martyrdom—icons that resonate deeply in Christian devotion. Cranach, court painter to the Electors of Saxony, blended meticulous detail with spiritual ...