Sibylle folds her arms demurely and the viewer is captivated by her graceful silhouette. The visible brushstrokes indicate that like in many of the portraits by Cranach the blue background was painted around the contours of the figure. [...] Her clothing exhibits the feature of an inscribed motto 'Alles in
Sibylle folds her arms demurely and the viewer is captivated by her graceful silhouette. The visible brushstrokes indicate that like in many of the portraits by Cranach the blue background was painted around the contours of the figure. [...] Her clothing exhibits the feature of an inscribed motto 'Alles in Ehren', which appears multiple times and evidently emphasizes sustainability through this repetition.
[Sebastian Dohe, in Exhib. Cat. Gotha, Kassel 2015, 258]
- Attributions
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Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Elder and workshop
Attributions
Lucas Cranach the Elder | [Exhib. Cat. Gotha 2015, No. 88] [Exhib. Cat. Gotha 1994, 27] |
Lucas Cranach the Elder and workshop | [cda 2018] |
- Production date
- 1535
Production date
1535 | [dated] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 20.2 x 14 cm
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 20.2 x 14 cm
[Exhib. Cat. Gotha 1994, 27]
Dimensions of painted surface: 20.1 x 14 cm
[cda 2010]
Dimensions including frame: 23.5 x 17.5 x 1.4 cm
[cda 2010]
- Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia in the bottom right corner: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing left and dated '1535'; in black paint
Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia in the bottom right corner: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing left and dated '1535'; in black paint
- Inscriptions and Labels
Motto:
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embroidered on the collar: 'ALS.IN.ERN / EREN.ALS'
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embroidered on the headscarf:
'ALES . IN. E' Reverse of the panel: -
centre:
remains …Inscriptions and Labels
Inscriptions, Badges:
Motto:
- embroidered on the collar:
'ALS.IN.ERN / EREN.ALS'
- embroidered on the headscarf:
'ALES . IN. E'
Stamps, Seals, Labels:
Reverse of the panel: - centre:
remains of a paper label: handwritten entry in pencil: 363; paper label: handwritten entry in brown ink '610'; handwritten in chalk: '72'
- bottom, left:
printed yellow label: 'Schlossmuseum Gotha/Inv.-No.:/S.G.No.:/Alte No.:', handwritten entry in black ink: '53'; '72'; '363 Ahv.'; inscription in red ink: '[Zentr]al-museum/Gotha [...]'
Reverse of the frame:
- bottom right:
paper label: handwritten in blue ink: '53/72'
- Owner
- Stiftung Schloss Friedenstein, Gotha
- Repository
- Stiftung Schloss Friedenstein, Gotha
- Location
- Gotha
- CDA ID
- DE_SMG_SG12
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR-none
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_SMG_SG12/
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