Portrait of a Lady with an Apple

Portrait of a Lady with an Apple

Title

Portrait of a Lady with an Apple

[Exhib. Cat. Prague 2007, No. 10]

Painting on oak wood

Medium

Painting on oak wood

[Exhib. Cat. Prague 2007, No. 10]

Full-length portrait of a Lady in courtly attire, depicted in three-quarter profile against a black background. She looks directly at the viewer and holds an apple in her hand.

[Görres, cda 2014]

Attributions
Lucas Cranach the Elder and Workshop
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Lucas Cranach the Elder and Workshop

[Exhib. Cat. Prague 2007, no. 10]
[Exhib. Cat. Prague 2005, no. 10]

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Cat. Prague 1998, 56] [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 178]

Production date
1527

Production date

1527

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 37.8 x 25.3 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 37.8 x 25.3 cm

  • [Exhib. Cat. Prague 2007, No. 10]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia lower half: winged serpent with elevated wings and date '1527'.

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia lower half: winged serpent with elevated wings and date '1527'.

  • [Exhib. Cat. Prague 2005, No. 10]

Owner
Obrazárna Pražského hradu (Prague Castle Picture Gallery)
Repository
Obrazárna Pražského hradu (Prague Castle Picture Gallery)
Location
Prague
CDA ID
CZ_OPH_HS242
FR (1978) Nr.
FR178
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/CZ_OPH_HS242/

Provenance

  • 1685 mentioned in the inventory, possibly as part of the collection of Cranach paintings belonging to Rudolph II.
    [Cat. Prague 1998, 56]

  • 1797 lent to the Picture Gallery of the Society of Patriotic Friends of Arts in Prague (EC607)

  • 1972-73 lent to the National Gallery in Prague
    [Exhib. Cat. Prague 2005, 31, No. 10]

Exhibitions

Prague 2005, No. 10
Rome 2010, No. 21

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Rome 2010 195 - 197 No. 21 Pl. p. 196
EditorGalleria Borghese, Rome, Anna Coliva, Bernard Aikema
TitleCranach. L'altro rinascimento / a different renaissance, [Rome, Galleria Borghese 15 ottobre 2010 - 13 febbraio 2011]
Place of PublicationMilan
Year of Publication2010
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Chamonikola 2005 B 26 (English version 11, 12)
AuthorKaliopi Chamonikola
TitleLucas Cranach a ceské zeme/ Lucas Cranach and the Czech Lands
Publicationin Kaliopi Chamonikola, ed., Pod znamením okrídleného hada. Lucas Cranach a ceské zeme, Under the winged Serpent, Lucas Cranach and the Czech Lands, Exhib. Prague 2005
Place of PublicationPrague
Year of Publication2005
Pages13-33 (6-15)
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Exhib. Cat. Prague 2005 72, 73 (English version 31) 10 Pl. p. 73
EditorObrazárna Pražského hradu, Kaliopi Chamonikola
TitlePod znamením okrídleného hada. Lucas Cranach a ceské zeme. Under the winged Serpent. Lucas Cranach and the Czech Land
Place of PublicationPrague
Year of Publication2005
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Cat. Prague 1998 56
AuthorEliska Fucikova
TitleObrazárna Prazského hradu. Pruvodce expozici
Place of PublicationPrague
Year of Publication1998
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Stepanov 1997 136
AuthorAlexander Stepanov
TitleLucas Cranach the Elder 1472-1553. Translated from the Russian by Paul Williams
Place of PublicationBournmouth
Year of Publication1997
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Cat. Prague 1988 126, 128
EditorJ. Mašín
TitleStaré evropské umení. Sbírky Národní galerie v Praze. Sternberský palác
Place of PublicationPrague
Year of Publication1988
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 178
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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Schade 1974 55 132
AuthorWerner Schade
TitleDie Malerfamilie Cranach
Place of PublicationDresden
Year of Publication1974
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/schade1974
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Exhib. Cat. Weimar 1972 B 80 p. 57
EditorSchlossmuseum Weimar
TitleLucas Cranach 1472-1553. Ein großer Maler in bewegter Zeit
Place of PublicationWeimar
Year of Publication1972
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Cat. Prague 1971 39 213
Authorn. a.
TitleSbírka starého umení. Národni galerie v Praze. Kat. stále expozice
Place of PublicationPrague
Year of Publication1971
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Cat. Prague 1962 XVIII
AuthorJaroslav Pešina
TitleAlt-deutsche Meister: Von Hans von Tübingen bis Dürer und Cranach
Place of PublicationPrague
Year of Publication1962
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Loriš 1942 8
AuthorJan Loriš
TitleLucas Cranach. Mistri malírství, svazek 17
Place of PublicationPrague
Year of Publication1942
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 150
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1932
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/friedlaender1932
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Cat. Prague 1889 45 163
AuthorV. Barvitius
TitleKatalog obrazárny v dome umelcu Rudolfinum v Praze
Place of PublicationPrague
Year of Publication1889
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Cat. Prague 1856 17 26
Authorn. a.
TitleVerzeichniss der Kunstwerke in der Gemählde-Galerie der Privatgesellschaft patriotischer Kunstfreunde zu Prag, sowie der damit vereinigten Hoser'schen Gemälde-Sammlung
Place of PublicationPrague
Year of Publication1856
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Schuchardt 1851 C 110 388
AuthorChristian Schuchardt
TitleLucas Cranach des Aeltern Leben und Werke. Zweiter Theil
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1851
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/schuchardt1851bd2
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Burde 1827 30 4
AuthorJosef Burde
TitleLucas Kranachs Werke in Böhmen
Volume1
JournalMonatschrift der Gesellschaft des Vaterländischen Museums in Böhmen
Year of Publication1827
Pages30-36
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Cat. Prague 1827 28 607
Authorn. a.
TitleVerzeichniss der Kunstwerke, welche sich in der Gemählde-Gallerie der Privatgesellschaft patriotischer Kunstfreunde zu Prag befinden
Place of PublicationPrague
Year of Publication1827
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Technical studies

06. 2014Technical examination / Scientific analysis

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Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- fluid, black medium and brush

Type/Ductus:

- freehand underdrawing

- thin lines

Function:

- relatively binding for the final painted version; lines delineate contours and describe the essential details and the facial 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 2014]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

Conservation History

Date2001

  • conservation treatment by Martin Martan
  • conservation treatment by Josef Coban

Date1997

  • conservation treatment by Mojmír Hamsík

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