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The Lamentation with the Two Thieves Crucified
Lucas Cranach, the Elder (German, 1472–1553)
1515
Medium/Technique
Oil on panel
Dimensions
38.1 x 26.7 cm (15 x 10 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Seth K. Sweetser Fund
Accession Number1970.348
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsPaintings
InscriptionsCenter, on middle cross: winged dragon symbol
ProvenanceUnknown Italian collection (possibly Colonna family, Rome?) [see note 1]. By 1969, Frederick Mont, Inc., New York; 1970, sold by Mont to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 13, 1970)
NOTES:
[1] According to a letter from Betty Mont of Frederick Mont, Inc., to the MFA (April 4, 1970), an inscription on the reverse of the painting reading "Colonna" suggests it was with the Colonna family in Rome. Because this inscription is not legible today, this cannot be verified. Mrs. Mont believed the original frame to have been made in Italy and date to the 16th century. An Italian label was removed from the reverse of the painting and the panel bears an old Italian inscription, "Lucas Cranach / Olandese del Sec.o XV" (Lucas Cranach / Dutch, 15th century [sic]).
NOTES:
[1] According to a letter from Betty Mont of Frederick Mont, Inc., to the MFA (April 4, 1970), an inscription on the reverse of the painting reading "Colonna" suggests it was with the Colonna family in Rome. Because this inscription is not legible today, this cannot be verified. Mrs. Mont believed the original frame to have been made in Italy and date to the 16th century. An Italian label was removed from the reverse of the painting and the panel bears an old Italian inscription, "Lucas Cranach / Olandese del Sec.o XV" (Lucas Cranach / Dutch, 15th century [sic]).