Lucas Cranach the Younger
The Fall of Man

CultureGerman
Titles
  • The Fall of Man
Dateafter 1549
PlaceGermany
MediumPen, black and brown ink, and black wash on laid paper
DimensionsSheet: 8 1/4 × 6 1/2 in. (21 × 16.5 cm)
Mount: 9 1/16 × 6 3/4 in. (23 × 17.1 cm)
Credit LineThe Edith A. and Percy S. Straus Collection
Object number44.547
Not on view

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Provenance[Vitale Bloch, Berlin, 1929]; purchased by Percy S. Straus, 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.
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