Philipp Melanchthon

Philipp Melanchthon

Title

Philipp Melanchthon

[Wartburg-Stiftung revised 2013]

Painting on beech wood

Medium

Painting on beech wood

[cda 2013]

The half-length figure is shown in three-quarter profile facing left against a blue background. The hands are folded in front of the body. Melanchthon wears a black gown and beret in the same colour. This reveals curly brown hair above the ears and a brown beard.

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Schuchardt 2004, cf. fig. 40]

Production dates
1543
about 1550

Production dates

1543

[Schuchardt 2004, cf. fig. 40]

about 1550

"Mitte 16. Jahrhundert" [Wartburg-Stiftung]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 36.9 x 23.7 x 0.7 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 36.9 x 23.7 x 0.7 cm

  • [cda 2013]

Signature / Dating

None

Inscriptions and Labels

Reverse of the panel: - in the upper section:
label: '200'

  • beneath:
    in blue paint: '1508'
    label: '1312 Cranach'
  • centre:
    remnants …

Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • Reverse of the panel: - in the upper section:

  • label: '200'

    • beneath:

  • in blue paint: '1508'

  • label: '1312 Cranach'

    • centre:

  • remnants of a red wax seal

  • yellow label:

  • 'No Ko. 213 A.B.

  • Cranach Melanchthon'

    • bottom left:

  • in red paint: 'M72'

  • [Görres, cda 2013]

Owner
Wartburg-Stiftung, Eisenach
Repository
Wartburg-Stiftung, Eisenach
Location
Eisenach
CDA ID
DE_WSE_M0072
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_WSE_M0072/

Provenance

1927 acquisition from Schönemann und Lampe, Berlin
[Wartburg-Stiftung, revised 2013]

Exhibitions

  • Eisenach 1996, No. 267

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Florence 2017 under no. 2
EditorFrancesca de Luca, Giovanni Maria Fara
Title I volti della Riforma. Lutero e Cranach nelle collezioni medicee [Uffizi, Florence]
Place of PublicationFlorence, Milan
Year of Publication2017
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Exhib. Cat. Eisenach 2015 111 41 Fig. p. 111
EditorGünter Schuchardt
TitleCranach, Luther und die Bildnisse. Katalog zur Sonderausstellung auf der Wartburg, 2. April bis 19. Juli 2015
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication2015
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Schuchardt 2015 B 44, 45 No. 41 Fig. 24
AuthorGünter Schuchardt
TitlePrivileg und Monopol - Die Lutherporträts der Cranach-Werkstatt
Publicationin Günther Schuchardt, ed., Cranach, Luther und die Bildnisse, Exhib. Cat. Eisenach 2015
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication2015
Pages24-52
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Schuchardt 2004 24 40
AuthorGünter Schuchardt
TitleLuther seitenrichtig - Luther seitenverkehrt? Die Bildnisse im Leben und im Tod - Werkstattprinzip und Werkstattprivileg Cranachs und seiner Mitarbeiter
Volume2003
JournalWartburg-Jahrbuch
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication2004
Pages9-30
Show Literature
Exhib. Cat. Eisenach 1996 275 241
EditorWartburg-Stiftung, Eisenach, Jutta Krauß
TitleAller Knecht und Christi Untertan. Der Mensch Luther und sein Umfeld. Katalog der Ausstellungen zum 450. Todesjahr
Place of PublicationEisenach
Year of Publication1996
Show Literature

Connected Works

Martin Luther
  • Martin Luther, 1543
  • DE_WSE_M0071
  • Painting
  • Wartburg-Stiftung, Eisenach
  • Philipp Melanchthon, 1543

Images

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Technical studies

02. 2013Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
  • irr

Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- dry drawing material, dark chalk

Type/Ductus:

- copied lines

- delicate, fine to thin lines

Function:

- binding for the final painted version; lines delineate contours and describe essential details and the facial features; no representation of volume

Deviations:

- minor alterations made during the painting process to clearly define form

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- not possible

Comments:

- probably transferred from a pre-existing design (traced lines?)

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2013]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

Condition Reports

Date2013

On the reverse there is an original black coating, which was applied after the panel was framed

[cda 2013]

Citing from the Cranach Digital Archive

Entry with author
<author's name>, 'Philipp Melanchthon', <title of document, data entry or image>. [<Date of document or image>], in: Cranach Digital Archive, https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_WSE_M0072/ (Accessed {{dateAccessed}})
Entry with no author
'Philipp Melanchthon', <title of document, data entry or image>. [<Date of document, entry or image>], in: Cranach Digital Archive, https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_WSE_M0072/ (Accessed {{dateAccessed}})

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