The Virgin and Child under an Apple Tree, Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1530s

The child christ helds bread and apple in his hands. The apple is the symbol of the original sin, the bread (the body of christ) of the redemption. The virgin is considered to be the second eve redempting the sin of the first. Object Type: painting. Genre: religious art. Date: 1530s. Place of creation: Germany. Dimensions: height: 87 cm (34.2 in); width: 59 cm (23.2 in). Medium: from wood transferred to canvas, oil on canvas. Depicted People: Virgin Mary. Collection: Hermitage Museum. Lucas Cranach d. Ä. - Virgin and Child under an Apple Tree - WGA05665

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Author: Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472–1553)Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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