Skip to content

CRANACH, Lucas the Elder: Virgin and Child with a Bunch of Grapes

🖼 Virgin and Child with a Bunch of Grapes, 1509-10
Oil on panel
72 × 44 cm
Madrid, Spain

Soft brushwork renders the Virgin's tender gaze as she cradles the Christ Child, who reaches for symbolic grapes suggesting his future sacrifice. Cranach's intimate composition exemplifies Northern Renaissance devotion, blending domestic intimacy with theological meaning through jewel-toned palette and delicate detail.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
tap to buy ↗
We recommend Bookshop.org — supports independent bookstores
We recommend Bookshop.org — supports independent bookstores