lundi 29 novembre 2010

Lucas Cranach l’Ancien (1472-1553) - The Nymph of the Spring

 Lucas Cranach l’Ancien (1472-1553)  - The Nymph of the Spring




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 left





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