This work drew its inspiration from the famous picture of the Virgin Mary 'Gnadenbild Mariahilf' (1537) by Lucas Cranach the Elder which shows Mary as a woman of delicate beauty and modest sensuality without the usual attributes of the Virgin Mary.Originally composed for oboe and organ (Schott, ED 22863), this work was premiered in Kronach, where Lucas Cranach was born, in March 2017.