The genre painting 'An ill-matched Pair' depicts a young girl in the arms of an ugly, old man. The two figures differ not only in age and beauty, but also in their reaction to each other. While the man pulls the girl towards him with a lewd grin, she tickles
The genre painting 'An ill-matched Pair' depicts a young girl in the arms of an ugly, old man. The two figures differ not only in age and beauty, but also in their reaction to each other. While the man pulls the girl towards him with a lewd grin, she tickles his beard with an expressionless face. It is clear from the jewellery in the old man's right hand that she is not acting out of affection, but that she will be paid for her services. The subject of the 'ill-matched pair', which warns the viewer against saleable love, was very popular in the 16th century.
[http://www.duesseldorf.de/kultur/kulturamt/dkult/index.shtml (5.12.2010)]
- Attribution
- Lucas Cranach the Elder (and workshop)
Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder (and workshop) | [Heydenreich, CDA 2011] |
- Production dates
- about 1530
1525
Production dates
about 1530 | [Heydenreich, CDA 2011] |
1525 | [Andree, Cat. Düsseldorf 1985] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 38.8 x 25.7 x 0.5 cm
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 38.8 x 25.7 x 0.5 cm
[Heydenreich 1994]
- Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia top right in the background: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing left; in yellow paint
Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia top right in the background: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing left; in yellow paint
- Inscriptions and Labels
Reverse of the panel: - top left: seal with coat-of-arms (quartered with two helmuts, top right two lilies, top …
Inscriptions and Labels
Stamps, Seals, Labels:
Reverse of the panel: - top left: seal with coat-of-arms (quartered with two helmuts, top right two lilies, top left a figure, bottom right horizontal structure, bottom left ?)
- centre, left:
Label: 'Preußen 341', in white paint '2248', in black paint old inventory number (made illegible)
[Heydenreich, CDA 2011]
- Owner
- Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
- Repository
- Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf
- Location
- Düsseldorf
- CDA ID
- DE_SMKP_M2248
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR287
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_SMKP_M2248/