The Judgement of Solomon

The Judgement of Solomon

Title

The Judgement of Solomon

[CDA 2010]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Gemäldegalerie, revised 2010]

The Judgement of Solomon. Solomon sits in the background on a throne with councillors either side of him, two on each bench. Soldiers stand behind him in the gallery. A further three are in the foreground, one is about to take a child away from a woman, while the others

The Judgement of Solomon. Solomon sits in the background on a throne with councillors either side of him, two on each bench. Soldiers stand behind him in the gallery. A further three are in the foreground, one is about to take a child away from a woman, while the others kneel and implore that its life be saved. A dead child lies on the ground. In the background more men and knights stand in a gallery above the throne.

[Gemäldegalerie Berlin, Unsinn 2010]

Attribution
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Gemäldegalerie, revised 2010]
[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1978, 110, No. 211C]

Production date
about 1537

Production date

about 1537

[Gemäldegalerie, revised 2010]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 206.5 x 142 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 206.5 x 142 cm

  • Dimensions including frame: 243.2 x 179 cm

  • [Gemäldegalerie, revised 2010]

Signature / Dating

None

Owner
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie
Repository
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie
Location
Berlin
CDA ID
DE_smbGG_II76
FR (1978) Nr.
FR211C
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_smbGG_II76/

Provenance

  • 1821 acquired with the Solly Collection
  • 1884 - 1936 lent to the Art Academy (Kunstakademie), Düsseldorf

[Gemäldegalerie, revised 2010]
[Cat. Berlin 1931, 611]

Exhibitions

Berlin 1937, 37, No. 100
Weimar, Wittenberg 1953, No. 64

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Blümle 2008
AuthorClaudia Blümle
TitleDer allgegenwärtige Blick des Richters. Juridische Evidenz bei Albrecht Dürer und Lucas Cranach d.Ä.
Publicationin Gottfried Boehm et al., eds., Movens Bild: zwischen Evidenz und Affekt
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication2008
Link http://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/artdok/volltexte/2012/2075
Pages409-430
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Cat. Berlin 1996 35 Fig. 93
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 111 No. 211C
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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Exhib. Cat. Weimar, Wittenberg 1953 No. 64
AuthorWalther Scheidig
EditorDeutsche Lucas Cranach Komitee
TitleLucas Cranach Ausstellung. Weimar und Wittenberg
Place of PublicationWeimar, Wittenberg
Year of Publication1953
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Exhib. Cat. Berlin 1937 37 100 Pl. 93
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 174
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 611
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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Cat. Berlin 1830 147 No. 76
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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  • The Judgement of Solomon, about 1537

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Technical studies

01. 2010Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
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Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- the drawing material cannot be readily identified, dark chalk?

Type/Ductus:

- freehand underdrawing?

- thin lines; only occasionally visible

Function:

- relatively binding for the final painted version; lines delineate contours; no representation of volume

Deviations:

- minor alterations made during the painting process; small changes (e.g. the woman’s head on the left, the mother’s head on the right)

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- not possible

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2012]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

Conservation History

Date05. 1953

  • conservation

see [DE_smbGG_II76_FR211C_Mai1958_document.tif]

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