Portrait of George the Bearded, Duke of Saxony

Portrait of George the Bearded, Duke of Saxony

Title

Portrait of George the Bearded, Duke of Saxony

[Exhib. Cat. Eisenach 1996, No. 119]

Painting on beech wood

Medium

Painting on beech wood

[cda 2013]

The portrait depicts the duke bare-headed and dressed in black. The parted beard partially covers a precious broad gold chain with the emblem of the order of the Golden Fleece.

[Exhib. Cat. Eisenach 1996, No. 119]

Attribution
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Sandner 1998 B, 136] [Exhib. Cat. Eisenach 1996, No. 119]

Production date
between 1534 and 1539

Production date

between 1534 and 1539

[Sandner 1998 B, 136][Exhib. Cat. Eisenach 1996, No. 119]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 36.7 x 23.8 x 0.5 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 36.7 x 23.8 x 0.5 cm

  • [cda 2013]

Signature / Dating

None

Inscriptions and Labels

Reverse of the panel: - in the upper section on the left:
piece of paper attached to the back …

Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • Reverse of the panel: - in the upper section on the left:

  • piece of paper attached to the back with a handwritten annotation:

  • 'Nr. 23 A. N.U.

  • Lucas Kranach d. alt.

  • Bildniß Herzogs Georg des

  • Bärtigen.'

    • in the upper section in the centre:

  • label, partially torn:

  • '[.]bs: [...]

  • von Cran[ach] [...]

  • Eise[nach]

  • No. 22'

    • in the lower section on the right:

  • in white paint: 'L. von Cranach'

    • bottom left:

  • in red paint: 'M75'

  • [Görres, cda 2013]

Owner
Wartburg-Stiftung, Eisenach
Repository
Wartburg-Stiftung, Eisenach
Location
Eisenach
CDA ID
DE_WSE_M0075
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_WSE_M0075/

Provenance

not specified

Exhibitions

Nuremberg 1983, No. 211
Eisenach 1996, No. 119

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Teget-Welz 2018
AuthorManuel Teget-Welz
TitleVon Gotha in die Ganze Welt. Die Fürstenserie des Monogrammisten IS
Publicationin Klaus Weschenfelder, ed., Cranach in Coburg. Gemälde von Lucas Cranach d.Ä., Lucas Cranach d.J., der Werkstatt und des Umkreises in den Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication2018
Pages209-228
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Schuchardt 2015 A 21 Fig. 9
AuthorGünter Schuchardt
TitleCranach und Luther-Aspekte einer Partnerschaft
Publicationin Günther Schuchardt, ed., Cranach, Luther und die Bildnisse, Exhib. Cat. Eisenach 2015
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication2015
Pages10-23
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Exhib. Cat. Eisenach 1998 136 No. 15.5 Figs. 15.5, 15.5a
EditorWartburg-Stiftung, Eisenach, Fachhochschule , Ingo Sandner
TitleUnsichtbare Meisterzeichnungen auf dem Malgrund. Cranach und seine Zeitgenossen. Ausstellungskatalog und Tagungsband Katalogteil 1; 2: Werkstatt und Schüler Cranachs; 3: Süddeutsche Meister; 4: Albrecht Dürer und sein Kreis; 5: Rheinische Meister
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication1998
Pages229-240
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Exhib. Cat. Eisenach 1996 202 119
EditorWartburg-Stiftung, Eisenach, Jutta Krauß
TitleAller Knecht und Christi Untertan. Der Mensch Luther und sein Umfeld. Katalog der Ausstellungen zum 450. Todesjahr
Place of PublicationEisenach
Year of Publication1996
Show Literature
Exhib. Cat. Berlin 1983 38-39
EditorAltes Museum, Berlin
TitleKunst der Reformationzeit
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1983
Show Literature
Exhib. Cat. Nuremberg 1983 172-173 211
EditorGerhard Bott
TitleMartin Luther und die Reformation in Deutschland. Ausstellung zum 500. Geburtstag Martin Luthers
Place of PublicationFrankfurt a. M.
Year of Publication1983
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Voss, Lehfeldt 1917 396
AuthorGeorg Voss, Paul Lehfeldt
TitleBau- und Kunstdenkmäler Thüringens. Amtsgerichtsbezirk Eisenach, Die Wartburg
Volume3.2
Place of PublicationJena
Year of Publication1917
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/voss1917
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  • Portrait of George the Bearded, Duke of Saxony, between 1534 and 1539

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Technical studies

02. 2013Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
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Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- dry drawing material, dark chalk

Type/Ductus:

- copied lines

- delicate, fine lines

Function:

- binding for the final painted version; lines delineate contours and describe essential details and the facial features; no representation of volume

Deviations:

- minor alterations made during the painting process to clearly define form; lines indicate a short beard (portrait prototype from before 1534 used!)

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- not possible

Comments:

- probably transferred from a pre-existing design (traced lines)

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2013]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

Condition Reports

Date18.06.2013

verso painted black

[cda 2013]

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