St Ursula with the Virgins

St Ursula with the Virgins

Title

St Ursula with the Virgins

[CDA 2011]

Painting on canvas

Medium

Painting on canvas

[Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, revised 2011]

St Ursula kneels in a landscape, the virgins stand behind her in a semicircle.

[Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, revised 2011]

Attribution
Follower of Lucas Cranach the Younger

Attribution

Follower of Lucas Cranach the Younger

'Nachahmer oder Schule'
[Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, revised 2011]

Production date
about 1550-1700

Production date

about 1550-1700

[Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, revised 2011]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 109.7 x 79.8 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 109.7 x 79.8 cm

  • [Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, revised 2011]

Signature / Dating

None

Inscriptions and Labels

On the stretcher: - top:
label with the city coat-of-arms (Baselstab) and '181'
written in red chalk 'A'
printed …

Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • On the stretcher: - top:

  • label with the city coat-of-arms (Baselstab) and '181'

  • written in red chalk 'A'

  • printed label with the city coat-of-arms (Baselstab) and 'KUNSTMUSEUM BASEL [printed], 1941 Nr. 181 (Museum Fäsch) Werkstatt des Lukas Cranach d. Ae. Die heilige Ursula mit ihren Jungfrauen. [handwritten]'

  • On the canvas:

    • bottom:
  • label with '296'

  • [Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, revised 2011]

Owner
Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel
Repository
Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel
Location
Basel
CDA ID
CH_KMB_181
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/CH_KMB_181/

Provenance

  • 1823 Museum Faesch
    [Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, revised 2011]
  • St Ursula with the Virgins, about 1550-1700

Images

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Technical studies

03. 2010Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • UV-light photography
  • uv_light
  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich

03. 2010Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
  • irr

Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- dry drawing material, dark chalk

Type/Ductus:

- freehand underdrawing; possibly with some traced lines

- thin lines

Function:

- relatively binding for the final painted version; lines delineate contours and generally describes the essential features; no representation of volume

Deviations:

- minor alterations made during the painting process to clearly define form

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- not possible

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2012]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

Citing from the Cranach Digital Archive

Entry with author
<author's name>, 'St Ursula with the Virgins', <title of document, data entry or image>. [<Date of document or image>], in: Cranach Digital Archive, https://lucascranach.org/en/CH_KMB_181/ (Accessed {{dateAccessed}})
Entry with no author
'St Ursula with the Virgins', <title of document, data entry or image>. [<Date of document, entry or image>], in: Cranach Digital Archive, https://lucascranach.org/en/CH_KMB_181/ (Accessed {{dateAccessed}})

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