St Ursula (Leys Schütz?)

St Ursula (Leys Schütz?)

Title

St Ursula (Leys Schütz?)

[Exhib. Cat. Aschaffenburg 2007, 283, No. 25b]

Painting on limewood

Medium

Painting on limewood

[Exhib. Cat. Aschaffenburg 2007, 283, No. 25b]

'[...] On the pendant is St Ursula, a combination frequently chosen by Albrecht for other altarpieces, [...] Once again the antitype shows St Ursula, who in this painting wears a neckband with an inscription, which underlines the close relationship between both sitters (see [DE_SPSG_ GKI9370_FR-none]).'

[Exhib. Cat. Aschaffenburg 2007, 283, No.

'[...] On the pendant is St Ursula, a combination frequently chosen by Albrecht for other altarpieces, [...] Once again the antitype shows St Ursula, who in this painting wears a neckband with an inscription, which underlines the close relationship between both sitters (see [DE_SPSG_ GKI9370_FR-none]).'

[Exhib. Cat. Aschaffenburg 2007, 283, No. 25]

Attributions
Simon Franck
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Simon Franck

[Exhib. Cat. Aschaffenburg 2007, 283, No. 25b] [Emmendörffer 1998, 217]

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Exhib. Cat. Halle 2006, no. 92B]

Production dates
1524 (?)
about 1500 - 1547

Production dates

1524 (?)

Franz Joseph Bodmann draws the figure of St Ursula (Ley Schütz?) in 1800 und notes down on the drawing a dating 1524. Cf. Exhib. Cat. Aschaffenburg 2007, no. 26.
[cda 2012]

about 1500 - 1547

[Exhib. Cat. Aschaffenburg 2007, 283, No. 25b]

about 1524

[Emmendörffer 1998, 217] [Exhib. Cat. Halle 2006, no. 92B]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 121 x 56.5 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 121 x 56.5 cm

  • [Exhib. Cat. Aschaffenburg 2007, 283, no. 25b]

Signature / Dating

None

Inscriptions and Labels

in the halo.
'SANTA VRSVLA'

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

  • in the halo.

  • 'SANTA VRSVLA'

Owner
Museen der Stadt Aschaffenburg
Repository
Stiftsmuseum Aschaffenburg
Location
Aschaffenburg
CDA ID
DE_MSA_170-1955
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_MSA_170-1955/

Connected Works

St Martin (Albrecht of Brandenburg)
  • St Martin (Albrecht of Brandenburg), 1524 (?)
  • DE_MSA_169-1955
  • Painting
  • Museen der Stadt Aschaffenburg

Provenance

  • [the panels] are probably originally from Halle
  • in 1800 the panels in the cathedral treasury of Mainz and were auctioned in 1801
  • 1954 acquired from a private collection
    [Exhib. Cat. Aschaffenburg 2007, 283, No. 25b]

Exhibitions

Halle 2006, no. 92B

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Aschaffenburg 2007 283-286 No. 25b Fig. p. 284
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
Show Literature
Merkel 2007 A 78 Fig. 1
AuthorKerstin Merkel
TitleDie Konkubinen des Kardinals - Legenden und Fakten
Publicationin Gerhard Ermischer, Andreas Tacke, eds., Cranach im Exil, Exhib. Cat. Aschaffenburg
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication2007
Pages77-97
Show Literature
Exhib. Cat. Halle 2006 190, 193 092B Pl. p. 193
EditorThomas Schauerte
TitleDer Kardinal Albrecht von Brandenburg. Renaissancefürst und Mäzen. Bd. 1: Katalog
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication2006
Show Literature
Emmendörffer 1998 216, 217 Fig. 22.13
AuthorChristoph Emmendörffer
TitleDie selbständigen Cranachschüler
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
Pages203-228
Show Literature
Cat. Aschaffenburg 1994 107
AuthorIngrid Jenderko-Sichelschmidt, Markus Marquart, Gerhard Ermischer
TitleStiftsmuseum der Stadt Aschaffenburg
SeriesBayerische Museen
Volume18
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication1994
Show Literature

Research History / Discussion

'[...] The historian J. Bodmann from Mainz thought he recognized Albrecht’s lover, who he called Rehdingerin, in the pendant figure of St Ursula. This was a combination frequently chosen by Albrecht for other altarpieces. Out of this hypothesis there developed a persistent legend concerning one Ursula Rehdinger (variant forms of spelling), who was purported to be Albrecht’s concubine. This was relegated to the realm of myth by Kerstin Merkel. However, it is conceivable to interpret the figure as a historical person, namely Albrecht’s partner, Leys Schütz. This assumption is supported by a small diptych showing Albrecht as St Erasmus [...] Once again the antitype shows St Ursula, who in this painting wears a neckband with an inscription, which underlines the close relationship between both sitters. (see [DE_SPSG_ GKI9370_FR-none]).'

[Exhib. Cat. Aschaffenburg 2007, 283, No. 25]

Franz Joseph Bodmann draws the figure of St Ursula (Leys Schütz?) in 1800 und notes down on the drawing a dating 1524. Cf. Exhib. Cat. Aschaffenburg 2007, No. 26.

[Görres, cda 2012]

  • St Ursula (Leys Schütz?), 1524 (?)

Images

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Technical studies

06. 2012Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography

Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- fluid, black medium and brush; initial design executed with diluted medium

Type/Ductus:

- detailed and freehand underdrawing

- predominantly thin lines with some broader lines in the draperies

- hatching-strokes

Function:

- binding for the final painted version; lines delineate contours and describe the essential details and the facial features; representation of volume (hatching-strokes)

Deviations:

- minor alterations made during the painting process to clearly define form (e.g. boats in the background; face)

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- Simon Franck/Master of the Mass of St Gregory?

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2013]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

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