Lucas Cranach the Elder
The Nymph of the Spring
c. 1537 – óleo sobre painel – 48,4 x 72,8 cm.
Lucas Cranach the Elder
National Gallery of Art. Washington DC
Inscription
upper left: FONTIS NYMPHA SACRI SOM: / NVM NE RVMPE QVIESCO (I am the Nymph of the Sacred Spring. Do not disturb my sleep. I am resting.); to the right of the inscription, the artist's device, a serpent with folded wings holding a ring in its mouth, facing leftdétail: