Johann Friedrich I, the Magnanimous, Elector of Saxony

Johann Friedrich I, the Magnanimous, Elector of Saxony

Painting on limewood (Tilia sp.)

Medium

Painting on limewood (Tilia sp.)

[Klein, Report 2013]
[Gemäldegalerie, revised 2010]

A three-quarter length portrait of Johann Friedrich I, the Magnanimous, Elector of Saxony (1503-1554) facing right and set in a grey niche. The sitter has a black beret on his head, slashed gloves on his hands and wears a black tunic under a furlined overcoat. He holds the double edged

A three-quarter length portrait of Johann Friedrich I, the Magnanimous, Elector of Saxony (1503-1554) facing right and set in a grey niche. The sitter has a black beret on his head, slashed gloves on his hands and wears a black tunic under a furlined overcoat. He holds the double edged Reichs sword with both hands.

[Gemäldegalerie Berlin, Unsinn 2010]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Gemäldegalerie, revised 2010]

Dating
about 1535

Dating

about 1535

[Gemäldegalerie, revised 2010]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 91.4 x 70.2 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 91.4 x 70.2 cm

  • Dimensions including frame: 109 x 88.2 cm

  • [Gemäldegalerie, revised 2010]

Signature / Dating

None

Labels

Reverse of the frame: - on each member:
stamp: 'Gemäldegalerie, Berlin'

Reverse of the panel:
- centre right:
seal: 'Koenigliche …

Labels

later inscription, stamps, seals, labels:

  • Reverse of the frame: - on each member:

  • stamp: 'Gemäldegalerie, Berlin'

  • Reverse of the panel:

  • - centre right:

  • seal: 'Koenigliche Museen Berlin'

  • - bottom right:

  • label:'Staatliche Museen Berlin/ Katalog.-Nr. 590/ Lucas Cranach d.Ä./ Johann Friedrich der Großmütige/ Kurfürst von Sachsen'

  • [Gemäldegalerie, revised 2010]

Owner
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie
Repository
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie
Location
Berlin
CDA ID
DE_smbGG_590
FR (1978) Nr.
FR335
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_smbGG_590/

Provenance

- 1830 acquired from the Royal Castles' Collection (Königliche Schlösser)

[Gemäldegalerie, revised 2010]

Exhibitions

Berlin 1937, 36, No. 94
Berlin 1973, No. 25

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Heydenreich 2007 A 401
AuthorGunnar Heydenreich
TitleLucas Cranach the Elder
Place of PublicationAmsterdam
Year of Publication2007
Link https://lucascranach.org/application/files/6116/2097/3099/Heydenreich_2007_Lucas_Cranach_the_Elder.pdf
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Cat. Berlin 1996 34 Fig. 65
AuthorRainald Grosshans, Henning Bock
EditorStaatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie
TitleGemäldegalerie Berlin. Gesamtverzeichnis
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1996
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 136 No. 335 Fig. 335
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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Schade 1974 Plate 134
AuthorWerner Schade
TitleDie Malerfamilie Cranach
Place of PublicationDresden
Year of Publication1974
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/schade1974
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Exhib. Cat. Berlin 1973 No. 25
AuthorWilhelm H. Köhler, Frank Steigerwald
TitleLucas Cranach. Gemälde, Zeichnungen, Druckgraphik
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1973
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Exhib. Cat. Berlin 1937 36 094
EditorStaatliche Museen, Berlin
TitleLucas Cranach d. Ä. und Lucas Cranach d. J. Gemälde, Zeichnungen, Graphik
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1937
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 296
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1932
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/friedlaender1932
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Cat. Berlin 1931 A 112 No. 590
EditorKaiser-Friedrich-Museum, Berlin, Irene Kunze
TitleBeschreibendes Verzeichnis der Gemälde im Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum und Deutschen Museum
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1931
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Schuchardt 1851 C 22 28
AuthorChristian Schuchardt
TitleLucas Cranach des Aeltern Leben und Werke. Zweiter Theil
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1851
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/schuchardt1851bd2
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Cat. Berlin 1830 148 No. 79
AuthorGustav Friedrich Waagen
EditorKönigliches Museum, Berlin
TitleVerzeichniß der Gemälde-Sammlung des Königlichen Museums zu Berlin
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1830
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Technical studies

08.04.2013Scientific analysis

  • Identification of wood species / Dendrochronology

Support

Identification of wood species: limewood

  • analysed by Peter Klein

01. 2010Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
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Underdrawing

- an underdrawing is not readily visible

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2012]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

2010Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Identification of wood species / Dendrochronology
  • reverse

Support

- limewood

- consists of four vertical boards glued together

- the reverse of the joins are covered with animal hair

- the panel has been cropped at the top and along the sides

[Cat. Berlin 1931, 112, No. 590]

  • written by Christine Unsinn

22.09.1989Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Identification of wood species / Dendrochronology

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  • written by Peter Klein
  • X-radiography
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  • created by Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie

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