Studio of
Lucas Cranach the Elder
, German, 1472-1553
Title
Saint ChristopherDatec.1515-1520
MediumOil on limewood panel
Dimensions
102.5 x 36.7 cm
Credit LinePurchased, 1934
Object numberNGI.973
ProvenancePurchased, van Diemen & Company, Berlin, November 1934Exhibition HistoryCentenary Exhibition, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, October - December 1964Label TextChristopher was a large and strong man who served God by helping people cross a dangerous stretch of water. This panel depicts the moment that Christopher discovered that the child, who weighed so heavily upon his shoulders during the crossing, was in fact Christ. Lucas Cranach the Elder was one of the leading painters and printmakers of early sixteenth-century German. This panel was painted by an unknown member of his workshop. The shape of the panel suggests it was once part of a triptych.