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The third of a new spectacular series 'The Renaissance Madonna' which captures the most beautiful artworks of the Renaissance period. The program consists of 5 coins to honor the most renowned painters and sculptors in the history of art that have turned their skills toward the creation of Madonna images. This incredible proof coin celebrates Madonna with child under the apple tree, Lucas Cranach.
The Virgin And Child Under An Apple Tree
This is the Hermitage's most outstanding painting from Cranach's mature period. It is full of symbolism. Cranach put into the image of the Virgin all the world's beauty and majesty, depicting her as the true queen of the earth — seen in the superb panorama which spreads out in the background. The calm landscape, with the smooth surface of the water and the chain of blue hills on the horizon, reminds us that Cranach was one of the founders of the landscape genre in Western European art. The rich combination of red and golden-yellow with emerald green and cold pale blue is evidence of the artist's marvellous gift for colour.
