Mary Salome and Zebedaeus with their sons St. James the Greater and St. John the Evangelist 1509

Lucas Cranach the Elder's 1509 painting, *Mary Salome and Zebedaeus with their sons St. James the Greater and St. John the Evangelist*, depicts the two sons of Salome and Zebedee, St. James the Greater and St. John the Evangelist, as young boys. The scene is set in a Renaissance-era building, with a window opening to a view of a distant landscape. The two boys are situated on a checkered floor, with their parents, Mary Salome and Zebedaeus, flanking them, suggesting their importance and role in their family. Cranach's work is notable for its clear and detailed rendering of the figures, the carefully rendered landscape, and the use of a bright color palette that enhances the scene's luminosity and richness.