The portrait depicts Philipp Melanchthon as a half-length figure, facing left against a dark background. He is wearing a voluminous fur-trimmed cloak and a shirt that is folded at the collar. He holds the book resting on the balustrade in front of him in his hands.
[Görres, cda 2014]
- Attribution
- Workshop of Lucas Cranach the Younger
Attribution
Workshop of Lucas Cranach the Younger | [cda 2014] |
- Production date
- about 1560 - 1580
Production date
about 1560 - 1580 | [cda 2014] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 85 x 65 cm
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 85 x 65 cm
[Max J. Friedländer Archive]
- Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia at the right edge: winged serpent and dated '15[..]'
Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia at the right edge: winged serpent and dated '15[..]'
[cda 2014]
- Inscriptions and Labels
On bottom edge: 'Philippus. Melanthon. Natus Anno 1497'
[cda 2014]
Inscriptions and Labels
Inscriptions, Badges:
On bottom edge:
'Philippus. Melanthon. Natus Anno 1497'
[cda 2014]
- Owner
- Private Collection
- Repository
- Private Collection
- CDA ID
- PRIVATE_NONE-P077
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR-none
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P077/