Martin Luther, half-length, facing left

Martin Luther, half-length, facing left

Title

Martin Luther, half-length, facing left

[KKL 2022]

Painting on beech wood

See German text version

Attribution
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[KKL 2022]

Production date
1529

Production date

1529

[dated, KKL 2022]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: about 54.5 x 38 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: about 54.5 x 38 cm

  • [KKL 2022]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia and date right centre: serpent with elevated wings, facing right, with black paint and date '1529'

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia and date right centre: serpent with elevated wings, facing right, with black paint and date '1529'

  • [KKL 2022]

Inscriptions and Labels

'D . M . L || IN SILENCIO ET SPE ERIT FORTITVDO VESTRA'
[KKL 2022] See German text …

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

  • 'D . M . L || IN SILENCIO ET SPE ERIT FORTITVDO VESTRA'

  • [KKL 2022]

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • See German text version

Owner
Kunstmuseum Bern
Repository
Kunstmuseum Bern
Location
Bern
CDA ID
CH_KMBe_592
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
KKL-No
IV.M20a, Part of portait group IV
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/CH_KMBe_592/

Provenance

1914 gift from Berne private collection
[Werkakte Kunstmuseum Bern, Inv.. G 592 and G 593]

  • Martin Luther, half-length, facing left, 1529

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Technical studies

Date2018 - 2021

Support

See German version

Conservation History

Date2018 - 2021

  • examined by Wibke Ottweiler

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