St John stands enveloped in the characteristic fur robe on a tree stump at the left edge of the picture and preaches to a group of men who occupy the rest of the pictorial space. The group consists mostly of soldiers in armour some on horseback, however there are a
St John stands enveloped in the characteristic fur robe on a tree stump at the left edge of the picture and preaches to a group of men who occupy the rest of the pictorial space. The group consists mostly of soldiers in armour some on horseback, however there are a number of figures in the foreground who cannot be associated with this class, some of them holding documents in their hands.
[cda 2016]
- Attributions
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Lucas Cranach the Younger
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder
Attributions
Lucas Cranach the Younger | [Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, 2011] |
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder | [Posse, Cat. Dresden 1930][1] |
Lucas Cranach the Elder | [Matthäi, Cat. Dresden 1835, Bd. 1, No. 111][1] |
- Production date
- 1543
Production date
1543 | [dated] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 72.5 x 121 x 1.7 cm
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 72.5 x 121 x 1.7 cm
[Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 291]
- Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia left (tree stump): winged serpent with dropped wings and dated '1543'
Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia left (tree stump): winged serpent with dropped wings and dated '1543'
- Inscriptions and Labels
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'Luce am III Ca: Ir hoff und Kriegsleute last euch an eur Besoldung benugen und beschwert noch übersetzt …Inscriptions and Labels
Inscriptions, Badges:
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'Luce am III Ca: Ir hoff und Kriegsleute last euch an eur Besoldung benugen und beschwert noch übersetzt niemands und swantzet den leuten nit das ihre ab Im letzten Buch Mossi am XVI Ca: Dan wer schankkung nimt kan nit einem wie dem andern das Recht vnd die Warheit widerfahren lassen.'
Stamps, Seals, Labels:
Reverse of the panel: [Gal.-Nr., repeatedly]; Sammlungsnachweis Pillnitz (repeatedly): 'Inv. 43.'; in blue chalk: '1925-104'; in white chalk: '4, 460, 1063'; in red chalk: '26'
Reverse of the frame:
in blue ink on a label: 'L55, 1479'
[Schlegel 2003, 83][1]
[1][Schlegel, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 291]
- Owner
- Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
- Repository
- Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
- Location
- Dresden
- CDA ID
- DE_SKD_GG1925
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR-none
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_SKD_GG1925/
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