An ill-matched pair, Lucas Cranach the Elder, circa 1530

The ill-matched couple. Painting on limewood. The doting old man has become the victim of a young woman. She looks at the viewer slyly, making him her accomplice. The topic of the "ill-matched couple" was depicted in many variations. It warns the viewer to restrain his urges. Object Type: painting. Genre: allegory. Date: circa 1530. Place of creation: Lutherstadt Wittenberg. Dimensions: height: 86.7 cm (34.1 in); width: 58.5 cm (23 in). Medium: painting on lime. Collection: Germanisches Nationalmuseum. 1530 Cranach Das ungleiche Paar anagoria