Amorous Old Woman and Young Man
Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472 – 1553)
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Amorous Old Woman and Young Man (1520-22), (Wood, 37 x 37,5 cm) is now in the Szépmûvészeti Múzeum, Budapest. Cranach painted more than a dozen portraits of non-matching couples. However, this is the only representation in which the man is the younger. The painting is not erotic rather grotesque.
About this artwork
- Title: Amorous Old Woman and Young Man
- Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Movement: Northern Renaissance
- Main color: Phthalo Green
- Color hue: Amber to Saffron
