Lucas Cranach the Elder ran a large workshop in Vienna before he was appointed court painter by Duke Frederick the wise in Wittenberg, the capital of Saxony. He was granted his own coat-of-arms which included the winged serpent that became his signature, as can be seen on the left of
Lucas Cranach the Elder ran a large workshop in Vienna before he was appointed court painter by Duke Frederick the wise in Wittenberg, the capital of Saxony. He was granted his own coat-of-arms which included the winged serpent that became his signature, as can be seen on the left of this panel. The portrait shows the German knight, Riter, Sigmund Kingsfelt, He wears a simple dress adorned with a heavy gold chain.
[Compton Verney, revised 2012]
- Attribution
- Lucas Cranach the Elder
Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder | [Compton Verney, revised 2012] |
- Production date
- about 1530
Production date
about 1530 | [Compton Verney, revised 2012] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 37.5 x 25.6 cm
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 37.5 x 25.6 cm
Dimensions including frame: 54.5 x 42.2 x 6.5 cm
[Compton Verney, revised 2012]
- Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia at the bottom left: winged serpent
Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia at the bottom left: winged serpent
[Compton Verney, revised 2012]
- Inscriptions and Labels
- upper edge, name of sitter:
'SIGMUNT-KINGSFELT-RITER'
[Compton Verney, revised 2012]
- upper edge, name of sitter:
Inscriptions and Labels
Inscriptions, Badges:
- upper edge, name of sitter:
'SIGMUNT-KINGSFELT-RITER'
[Compton Verney, revised 2012]
- Owner
- Compton Verney, Warwickshire
- Repository
- Compton Verney, Warwickshire
- Location
- Warwickshire
- CDA ID
- UK_CVCSC_0191-N
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR353
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/UK_CVCSC_0191-N/