Portrait of Sibylle of Saxony, wife of Joh. Friedrich the Magnanimous

Portrait of Sibylle of Saxony, wife of Joh. Friedrich the Magnanimous

Title

Portrait of Sibylle of Saxony, wife of Joh. Friedrich the Magnanimous

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 337]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 337]

The portrait depicts Sibylle von Cleve as a half-length figure against a light background, facing left. The splendour of her attire can barely be surpassed. She wears a chain with a pendant set with precious stones around her neck, in addition a long chain hangs over her shoulders. Her bodice

The portrait depicts Sibylle von Cleve as a half-length figure against a light background, facing left. The splendour of her attire can barely be surpassed. She wears a chain with a pendant set with precious stones around her neck, in addition a long chain hangs over her shoulders. Her bodice is decorated with pearls sewn on to create letters and a heart held by two hands. Her hairnet is also decorated among others with letters.

[Görres, cda 2014]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 337]

Production dates
about 1535
1531

Production dates

about 1535

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 337]

1531

[Exhib. Cat. Kronach 1994, No. 182]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 51.5 x 36 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 51.5 x 36 cm

  • [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 337]

Signature / Dating

None

Inscriptions and Labels

On the garment: 'ALS IN
EREN
[...]NS ALS
SHS'

repeat pattern on the bonnet:
'H' and 'F'

[cda 2014]

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

  • On the garment:

  • 'ALS IN

  • EREN

  • [...]NS ALS

  • SHS'

  • repeat pattern on the bonnet:

  • 'H' and 'F'

  • [cda 2014]

Owner
Fondation Bemberg, Toulouse
Repository
Fondation Bemberg, Toulouse
Location
Toulouse
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P034
FR (1978) Nr.
FR337
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P034/

Provenance

  • 1855 from R. Bernal Collection
  • auction North, London, 11 July 1930, No. 27
  • 1930 Knoedler & Co, London

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 337]

Exhibitions

Kronach 1994, No. 182

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Kronach 1994 357 182
EditorClaus Grimm, Johannes Erichsen, Evamaria Brockhoff
TitleLucas Cranach. Ein Maler-Unternehmer aus Franken [Festung Rosenberg, Kronach 17.05 - 21.08.1994; Museum der Bildenden Künste, Leipzig 07.09 - 06.11.1994]
SeriesVeröffentlichungen zur bayerischen Geschichte und Kultur
Volume26
Place of PublicationAugsburg, Coburg
Year of Publication1994
Rebel 1994 135 Fig. A77
AuthorErnst Rebel
TitleLucas Cranach Porträtkunst. Personendarstellungen zwischen Vitalität und Formel
Publicationin Claus Grimm, Johannes Erichsen, Evamaria Brockhoff, eds.,Lucas Cranach. Ein Maler-Unternehmer aus Franken, Exhib. Cat. Kronach 1994
SeriesVeröffentlichungen zur bayerischen Geschichte und Kultur
Volume26
Place of PublicationCoburg, Augsburg
Year of Publication1994
Pages131-138
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 337
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 271
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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