Prague Altarpiece [central panel, fragment]: St Margaret

Prague Altarpiece [central panel, fragment]: St Margaret

Titles

Prague Altarpiece [central panel, fragment]: St Margaret

[cda 2014]

Glorification of the Virgin, fragment of an altarpiece

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 135-138]

Painting on limewood

Medium

Painting on limewood

[Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011, 138]

This fragment of the so-called Prague altarpiece depicts St Margaret as a young girl in a sumptuous robe. Her long curly hair is held back with a band. The saint holds a sheet of text in her hands. This segment of the overall painting also shows a band of clouds

This fragment of the so-called Prague altarpiece depicts St Margaret as a young girl in a sumptuous robe. Her long curly hair is held back with a band. The saint holds a sheet of text in her hands. This segment of the overall painting also shows a band of clouds with Cherubs next to the saint's breasts as well as remnants of gilding on the left side.

[Görres, cda 2016]

Attributions
Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Elder (and Workshop)

Attributions

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011, 138]

Lucas Cranach the Elder (and Workshop)

[Exhib. Cat. Düsseldorf 2017, 182-183, No. 86]
[Exhib. Cat. Prague 2016, 55, 57]
[Exhib. Cat. Prague 2005, no. 7c]

Production dates
shortly after 1520
about 1520

Production dates

shortly after 1520

[Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011, 138]
[Exhib. Cat. Prague 2016, 55, 57]

about 1520

[Exhib. Cat. Prague 2005, no. 7c] [Exhib. Cat. Düsseldorf 2017, 182-183, No. 86]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 53.4 x 42.5 cm (fragment)

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 53.4 x 42.5 cm (fragment)

  • [Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011, 138]

Signature / Dating

None

Owner
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Repository
Staatsgalerie im Schloss Johannisburg, Aschaffenburg
Location
Aschaffenburg
CDA ID
DE_BStGS_1428
FR (1978) Nr.
FR136
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_BStGS_1428/

Overall view of the piece
Connected Works

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  • CZ_NGP_O17435
  • Painting
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  • DE_SKK_0118
  • Painting
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  • Painting
  • Private Collection

Provenance

  • until 1619 in the Siegmund Chapel of the Veitsdoms in Prague
  • acquired before 1810
    [Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011, 138]

Exhibitions

Düsseldorf 2017, No. 86

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Heydenreich 2021 A 49
AuthorGunnar Heydenreich
TitleHans Kemmer: Spuren künstlerischer Gestaltungsprozesse. Teil I: Lübeck
Publicationin Dagmar Täube, ed., Lucas Cranach der Ältere und Hans Kemmer. Meistermaler zwischen Renaissance und Reformation [Lübeck, St. Annen-Museum]
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication2021
Pages49-57
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Sandner 2021 76
AuthorIngo Sandner
TitleDie Werkstattpraxis Lucas Cranach des Älteren
Publicationin Dagmar Täube, ed., Lucas Cranach der Ältere und Hans Kemmer. Meistermaler zwischen Renaissance und Reformation [Lübeck, St. Annen-Museum]
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication2021
Pages71-81
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Exhib. Cat. Düsseldorf 2017 182-183 No. 86
EditorGunnar Heydenreich, Daniel Görres, Beat Wismer
TitleLucas Cranach der Ältere. Meister - Marke - Moderne. [anlässlich der Ausstellung "Cranach. Meister - Marke - Moderne", Stiftung Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf, 08. April 2017 - 30. Juli 2017]
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication2017
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Exhib. Cat. Prague 2016 55, 57
EditorOlga Kotková
TitleCranach. Ze všech stran. From all sides.
Place of PublicationPrague
Year of Publication2016
Pages16-180
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Tacke 2015 83
AuthorAndreas Tacke
TitleGleich dem Kaninchen vor der Schlange? Altgläubige und die Wittenberger Bildpropaganda.
Publicationin Julia Carrasco, Justus Lange, Benjamin D. Spira, Timo Trümper, Stiftung Schloss Friedenstein Gotha and Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel, eds., Bild und Botschaft. Cranach im Dienst von Hof und Reformation, [Exhib. Cat. Gotha, Kassel]
Place of PublicationHeidelberg
Year of Publication2015
Pages82-90
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Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011 138
AuthorMartin Schawe
EditorBayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
TitleCranach in Bayern
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication2011
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Exhib. Cat. Aschaffenburg 2007 277-278 No. 19 Fig. p. 278
EditorGerhard Ermischer, Andreas Tacke
TitleCranach im Exil. Aschaffenburg um 1540. Zuflucht - Schatzkammer - Residenz. Ausstellungskatalog Schloss Johannisburg und Kunsthalle Jesuitenkirche
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication2007
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Schawe 2007 A 215 Fig. 1
AuthorMartin Schawe
TitleCranach in Aschaffenburg. 1814 bis heute
Publicationin Gerhard Ermischer, Andreas Tacke, ed., Cranach im Exil- Aschafffenburg um 1540. Zuflucht, Schatzkammer, Residenz
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication2007
Pages215-225
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Chamonikola 2005 A 7 (English version 3)
AuthorKaliopi Chamonikola
TitlePod znamením okrídleného hada. Under the sign of the winged Serpent
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
Pages6-7 (3)
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Exhib. Cat. Prague 2005 58-60, 63 (English version 26-28) 7c Pl. p. 63
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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Wittmann 1998 171
AuthorJan Wittmann
TitleDie Bedeutung des Marienbildes im Schaffen Cranachs
Publicationin Ingo Sandner, Wartburg-Stiftung Eisenach and Fachhochschule Köln, eds., Unsichtbare Meisterzeichnungen auf dem Malgrund. Cranach und seine Zeitgenossen, Exhib. Cat. Eisenach
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication1998
Link http://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/artdok/volltexte/2012/2050
Pages169-180
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Exhib. Cat. Kronach 1994 327, 371 148b
EditorClaus Grimm, Johannes Erichsen, Evamaria Brockhoff
TitleLucas Cranach. Ein Maler-Unternehmer aus Franken [Festung Rosenberg, Kronach 17.05 - 21.08.1994; Museum der Bildenden Künste, Leipzig 07.09 - 06.11.1994]
SeriesVeröffentlichungen zur bayerischen Geschichte und Kultur
Volume26
Place of PublicationAugsburg, Coburg
Year of Publication1994
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Thümmel 1994 166-170 Fig. A113
AuthorHans Georg Thümmel
TitleLucas Cranachs Prager Altar
Publicationin Claus Grimm, Johannes Erichsen, Evamaria Brockhoff, eds., Lucas Cranach. Ein Maler-Unternehmer aus Franken, Exhib. Cat. Kronach 1994
Place of PublicationAugsburg, Coburg
Year of Publication1994
Pages166-173
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 No. 136
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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Cat. Aschaffenburg 1975 38-40
Authorn. a.
TitleBayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, Galerie Aschaffenburg. Katalog
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication1975
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Cat. Schleissheim 1810 No. 1569
AuthorChristian von Mannlich
TitleFortgesetzte Beschreibung der Königlich-Baierischen Gemälde-Sammlungen
Volume3
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication1810
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  • Prague Altarpiece [central panel, fragment]: St Margaret, shortly after 1520

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Technical studies

06. 2012Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
  • irr

Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- fluid, black medium and brush

Type/Ductus:

- freehand underdrawing

- thin lines

Function:

- only partially 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 (e.g. face of the saint)

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2012]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner
  • X-radiography
  • x_radiograph

Conservation History

Date1993 - 1994

1993/94 additions removed

[Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011, 138]

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