Sujet

A Faun and His Family with a Slain Lion, about 1526. Creator: Lucas Cranach the Elder.

Légende

A Faun and His Family with a Slain Lion, about 1526. Additional Info: Lucas Cranach the Elder drew from both native German and classical literary sources to depict a family of fauns in a woodland clearing. Although the precise subject of this painting remains obscure, it recalls the legendary "wild man" found in medieval mythology, as well as idyllic forest dwellers, such as fauns, described in Greek poetry.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A63_306

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

47,1Mo (2,5Mo) / 28,1cm x 42,0cm / 3320 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

nature forest Germany portrait animal standing woods woodland tree building female wood women woman people male child children man men historical family panel sitting German plant plants arts painting mountain mountains infant baby babies country marriage naked nude figure figures lion lake art guy view geography castle color foliage dead death scene village infancy fortifications fortification Renaissance depiction location century vista artwork concept mythology wives wife mythological seated nudity nakedness Family Portrait Group Portrait Colour dead animal mythical creature faun 16th century sixteenth century culture history historic trees geographical feature mythical beast mythical figure wild man Lucas Cranach the Elder Cranach the Elder Lucas mythical creatures Cranach Lucas Painting Heritage Art mythical beasts mythological figure mythological creature Panel painting