Martin Luther on his Deathbed

Martin Luther on his Deathbed

Title

Martin Luther on his Deathbed

[cda 2017]

Painting on oak wood (probably)

Medium

Painting on oak wood (probably)

[cda 2017]

A half-length portrait of Martin Luther on his deathbed. He is wearing a white shroud, his eyes are closed, his head has sunk deep into a white pillow, which occupies the rest of the composition.

Attribution
Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

[cda 2017]

Production date
after 1600

Production date

after 1600

[cda 2017]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 40.8 x 29.5 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 40.8 x 29.5 cm

  • [Heydenreich, cda 2017]

Inscriptions and Labels

on the reverse: 'M87'

Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • on the reverse: 'M87'

Owner
Wartburg-Stiftung, Eisenach
Repository
Wartburg-Stiftung, Eisenach
Location
Eisenach
CDA ID
DE_WSE_M87
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_WSE_M87/
  • Martin Luther on his Deathbed, after 1600

Images

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Technical studies

03. 2016Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
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Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

- an underdrawing is not readily visible

[Sandner, Smith-Contini, Heydenreich, cda 2017]

  • photographed by Ingo Sandner
  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich

Unterzeichnung

- an underdrawing is not readily visible in infrared

[Heydenreich, cda 2017]

Support

- block plane marks visible on the reverse of the panel

- black coating on the reverse

Citing from the Cranach Digital Archive

Entry with author
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Entry with no author
'Martin Luther on his Deathbed', <title of document, data entry or image>. [<Date of document, entry or image>], in: Cranach Digital Archive, https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_WSE_M87/ (Accessed {{dateAccessed}})

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