Lot and his Daughters

Lot and his Daughters

Title

Lot and his Daughters

[cda 2019]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Cat. Würzburg 1986, 50, No. 82]

Lot is made drunk by his two daughters. The burning city of Sodom is visible in the background.

[Cat. Würzburg 1986, 50, No. 82]

Attributions
Copy after Lucas Cranach the Elder
Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Copy after Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Cat. Würzburg 1986, 50, No. 82]

Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

[cda 2019]

Production date
after 1580

Production date

after 1580

'after 1600 or later' [cda 2019]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 50.8 x 40.7 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 50.8 x 40.7 cm

  • [Cat. Würzburg 1986, 50, No. 82]

Signature / Dating

None

Owner
Martin von Wagner Museum der Universität Würzburg
Repository
Martin von Wagner Museum der Universität Würzburg
Location
Würzburg
CDA ID
DE_MWMW_F507
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_MWMW_F507/

Provenance

  • Fröhlich collection
    [Cat. Würzburg 1986, 50, No. 82]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Cat. Würzburg 1986 50 No. 82 Fig. p. 50
AuthorVolker Hoffmann, Konrad Koppe
TitleGemäldekatalog. Martin von Wagner Museum der Universität Würzburg
Place of PublicationWürzburg
Year of Publication1986
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Research History / Discussion

Inverted copy- with some deviation in details - after Cranach’s painting in the Staatsgalerie Aschaffenburg. [DE_BStGS_WAF167]

[Cat. Würzburg 1986, 50, No. 82]

  • Lot and his Daughters, after 1580

Images

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  • overall
  • overall
  • reverse
  • irr

Technical studies

03. 2019Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
  • irr

Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Material:

- fluid, black medium, brush

Type/Ductus:

- relatively detail, traced or copied underdrawing

- thin to somewhat broader lines

- isolated hatching strokes

Function:

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

Deviations:

- almost no corrections were made to forms during the painting process

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- not possible

[Sandner, Smith-Contini, Heydenreich, cda 2019]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

Support

- hardwood (lime?)

- cradled on the reverse

[Heydenreich, cda 2019]

Conservation History

Date1983 -

  • conservation treatment by J. Sattler

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