# Madonna and Child with the Infant St John [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [CRANACH, Lucas the Elder]() - Date: 1501-1550 - Technique: Oil and tempera on wood, 71 x 44 cm ## Commentary Of all the Madonnas by Lucas Cranach, this one from the Uffizi is most closely allied to Italian art, so much so that it must be regarded as evidence of a possible visit to Italy by the artist. The brightness and balance of colours and composition recall the Madonna paintings of the young Raphael and his master Perugino. The latter's <A onclick="return OpenOther\('/html/p/perugino/madonna/madonn\_g.html'\)" HREF="/html/p/perugino/madonna/madonn\_g.html">Madonna with Child and the Infant St John</A> in Frankfurt shows clear parallels with Cranach's panel. ## 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]()