# Farewell of Christ to His Mother [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [CRANACH, Lucas the Elder]() - Date: 1501-1550 - Technique: Lindenwood, 110 x 84 cm ## Commentary Farewell of Christ to His Mother c. 1520 Lindenwood, 110 x 84 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Christ is said to have met his mother as well as Mary Magdalene, Mary Cleophas and Mary Salome in front of the house of Lazarus one last time before his ordeal. On Cranach's panel painting, he faces the anguished women in front of a wide landscape with a comforting gesture. The composition exists in several versions, of which the Viennese is considered the earliest and highest quality. ## Related artworks - [A Faun and his Family with a Slain Lion \(detail\)]() - [A Faun and his Family with a Slain Lion]() - [A Prince of Saxony]() - [A Princess of Saxony]() - [Adam and Eve \(detail\)]() - [Adam and Eve]() - [Adam and Eve]() - [Adam and Eve]() - [Adam and Eve]() - [Adam and Eve]() - [Adam and Eve]() - [Adam and Eve]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()