# Young Mother with Child [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [CRANACH, Lucas the Elder]() - Date: 1501-1550 - Technique: Oil and tempera on red beechwood, 60 x 37 cm ## Commentary Based on a barely visible detail in the background it is assumed that this painting is related to the legend concerning St John Chrysostom \(c. 350-407\), one of the four Church Fathers of the Eastern Church. Cranach depicts in the background a curious legendary scene. John was supposed to have had a child by a certain princess. In punishment he was forced to walk about on all fours like an animal. This scene was also <A onclick="return OpenOther\('/html/d/durer/2/13/1/009.html'\)" HREF="/html/d/durer/2/13/1/009.html">engraved by Dürer.<A/> ## 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]()