Lucas Cranach the Younger
The Fall of Man

CultureGerman
Titles
  • The Fall of Man
Date1549
PlaceGermany
MediumOil on panel
DimensionsPanel: 8 9/16 × 6 3/4 in. (21.7 × 17.1 cm)
Frame: 13 1/16 × 10 3/4 in. (33.2 × 27.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Edith A. and Percy S. Straus Collection
Object number44.546
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
204 Tatkon Gallery
On view

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Provenance[Vitale Block & Co., Berlin]; purchased by Percy S. Straus, New York, June 4, 1929; bequeathed to MFAH, 1944.
Exhibition History"Lucas Cranach the Younger: Discovering a Master," Stiftung Luthergedenkstatten, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, June 26–November 1, 2015.

"Passion for Perfection: The Straus Collection of Renaissance Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 21, 2017–June 17, 2018.

"New Light on Old Masters: European Art from Houston Collections," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 2, 2021–January 23, 2022.
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