Nymph of the Spring, Lucas Cranach the Younger, ca. 1545–50
Nymph of the Spring, ca. 1545–50, Oil on beech panel, 6 x 8 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Lucas Cranach the Younger (German, Wittenberg 1515–1586 Wittenberg), This small, astonishingly well preserved painting shows a nude woman reclining on the grassy bank of a river, near a spring that issues from a rock formation. Looking toward the viewer, she identifies herself and offers a word of caution through the first-person Latin inscription at the upper right: “I, nymph of the sacred spring, am resting; do not disturb my sleep
Size: 3555px × 2675px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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