Portrait of Paulus of Berge (1475-1539)

Portrait of Paulus of Berge (1475-1539)

Title

Portrait of Paulus of Berge (1475-1539)

[CDA 2011]

Painting on oak wood

Medium

Painting on oak wood

[Klingen, Cat. Dessau 1996, 34]

A half-length portrait of the chancellor of Anhalt Paulus von Berge (1475-1539), facing left against a dark green background. He is wearing a fur-trimmed cloak and holds a writen sheet in his right hand.

[Herrschaft, cda 2015]

Attributions
Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder
Peter Rodelstedt

Attributions

Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

Lucas Cranach der Ältere (Nachfolger)/Peter Rodelstedt

[Klingen, Cat. Dessau 1996, 34]

Peter Rodelstedt

Peter Rodelstedt
[Schade, Brief vom 14.07.1960][1]

[1]Klingen, Cat. Dessau 1996, 36]

Production date
about 1540

Production date

about 1540

[Klingen, Cat. Dessau 1996, 34]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 52.1 x 45.3 x 1.1 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 52.1 x 45.3 x 1.1 cm

  • Dimensions including frame: 62 x 54.6 x 3.8 cm

  • [Anhaltische Gemälde-Galerie, revised 2011]

Signature / Dating

None

Inscriptions and Labels
  • along the top edge:
    'NASCITVR PAVLVS A BERG ANNO DO. 1475 DEZ 4 / FEBRUAR 1: MORITUR 1539 DIE …

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

    • along the top edge:

  • 'NASCITVR PAVLVS A BERG ANNO DO. 1475 DEZ 4 / FEBRUAR 1: MORITUR 1539 DIE 26 DECEMBRIS CLI / MACTERICO NONO.'

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • Reverse of the panel: The following inscription is on a plaque attached with screws:

  • 'GRABSCHRIFFT IN DER KIRCHEN / IM IARD: MDXXXIX.AN SANCTSTEPA / NS. TAGE IST VON DIESER WELT ABGSHIDEN, / DER ERBAR PAULVS. V. BERGE: WELCHR IN DAS/ XLV IAR DES HAVSES ANHALTS GETREUER RATH VN/ CANTZLER GEWESEN VND IN SEINEM DIENST ALLE VER/ SATZTE GÜETER DER HERSCHAFFT DVRCH GOTTLICHE/ VORLEIHE WIDER EIN GELOSET DES SEELE DER ALMECHTIGE/ BARMHERTZIG GODT ZV SEIN GERVHE AMEN.'

  • [Klingen, Cat. Dessau 1996, 34-36]

  • Reverse on the cradle:

    • on the top horizontal batten, left:

  • paper label 'Gemäldegalerie Dessau / Werkstatt-Tagebuch Nr. [printed stamp] 315a [handwritten with a feather in brown]'

    • right:

  • paper label with cyrillic script ' ??/ Pect. No.[printed] 917 o?[handwritten, pencil]

    • on the bottom horizontal batten, left:

  • paper label with inscription, handwritten in blue ink 'Sächsischer Meister um 1540 / 322 Paulus von Berge, Kanzler in Anhalt-Dessau / Staat 133, ZK 735'

    • right:

  • Cyrillic No., Brush in black '3K 735'

  • [Anhaltische Gemälde-Galerie, revised 2011]

Owner
Anhaltische Gemälde-Galerie, Dessau
Repository
Anhaltische Gemälde-Galerie, Dessau
Location
Dessau
CDA ID
DE_AGGD_322
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_AGGD_322/

Provenance

  • acquired in 1935 (Staat Anhalt No. 133)

[Klingen, Cat. Dessau 1996, 34]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Wütschke 1999 18-25 Fig. p. 19
AuthorJohannes Wütschke
TitleDer Dessauische Kanzler Paulus von Berge (1575-1539)
JournalDessauer Kalender
Issue1999
Year of Publication1999
Pages18-25
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Cat. Dessau 1996 34-36 No. 322 Fig. 322
AuthorStephan Klingen
TitleDie deutschen Gemälde des 16. und 17. Jahrhunderts, Kritischer Bestandskatalog
Volume1
Place of PublicationWeimar
Year of Publication1996
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Brückner 1978 560 Fig. p. 559
AuthorFranz Brückner
EditorRat der Stadt Dessau/Stadtarchiv
TitleHäuserbuch der Stadt Dessau
Place of PublicationDessau
Year of Publication1978
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Harksen 1960 17 Fig. p. 18
AuthorHans Harksen
TitleZu drei Bildern in der Staatlichen Galerie Dessau und im Schloß Wörlitz
JournalDessauer Kalender
Issue1960
Year of Publication1960
Pages16-22
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Technical studies

1991Technical Examination

Paint Layers and Gilding

"Ornamental shapes held in reserve at the bottom of the panel suggest that it was probably part of a larger decorative scheme, more than likely an epitaph."

[Großmann, Untersuchungsbericht 1991][1]

[1][Klingen, Cat. Dessau 1996, 36]

  • examined by Großmann

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