The surviving painting has a rounded top and depicts the events of the biblical story of Saul's conversion as reported in the Acts of the Apostles on two planes. A third plane of reality with representations of members of the Oertel family was inserted in the foreground. [...] The upper
The surviving painting has a rounded top and depicts the events of the biblical story of Saul's conversion as reported in the Acts of the Apostles on two planes. A third plane of reality with representations of members of the Oertel family was inserted in the foreground. [...] The upper half of the image shows Saul surrounded by men in armour on horseback in a mountainous landscape. Above this scene Christ is visible in the clouds at the centre of a bright light. A flash of light is directed towards the stumbling Saul. Dazzled by the appearance he lets go of the horse's reins, raises his hands and is caught before falling by one of his companions. [...] Below the dazzled figure of Saul can be seen again, being lead away by his companions. His arms are limp, his stance reflective. The Oertel family is represented at the bottom edge of the painting. According to [Mentz 1604] the members are as follows: (seen from the right of Paul) Veit Winsheim (Oertel) the Elder with his sons and grandsons as well as (on the left) the wife of the Elder and both wives of the Younger Oertel. [...] All three women have their mouths covered with mourning bands.
[Harasimowicz, Seyderhelm 2015, 166-168]
- Attributions
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Lucas Cranach the Younger and Workshop
Augustin Cranach
Attributions
| Lucas Cranach the Younger and Workshop | completed by Augustin Cranach? |
| Augustin Cranach | Lucas Cranach the Younger and workshop - completed by Augustin Cranach? |
- Production date
- 1586
Production date
| 1586 | in the inscription [Harasimowicz, Seyderhelm 2015, 163] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 165.5 x 130 cm (1.2 cm thick plywood board on the reverse)
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 165.5 x 130 cm (1.2 cm thick plywood board on the reverse)
Dimensions including frame: 177.3 x 143.3 x 5.2 cm
Clear dimensions: 161.6 x 127.3 cm
[Harasimowicz, Seyderhelm 2015, 163]
- Signature / Dating
none
- Inscriptions and Labels
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the inscriptions were lost, but were published numerous times in the 17th century (the text was on a panel …
Inscriptions and Labels
Inscriptions, Badges:
- the inscriptions were lost, but were published numerous times in the 17th century (the text was on a panel beneath the painting):
VITI WINSHEMIJ. M. D. MEMORIAE.
CLARISSIMI VIRI DOMI[ni] . VITI ORTELII VVINSHEMII MEDICINAE
DOCTORIS AC PROFESSORIS, PATRIS OPTIMI, AC DUARUM
CONIUGUM SUARUM, NOBILISS[imae] AC HONESTISS[imae]
EUPHROSINES PONTANAE ET ANNAE STYMPHELIA: FILII ITEM UNIUS,
DUARUMQUE FILIARUM, VITUS VVINSHEMIUS DOCTOR,
IURISCONSULTIS, FILIUS, CONIUNX ET PATER, OB SPEM
RESURRECTIONIS IPSORUM, AC LEUAMEN DESIDERII SUI,
HOC MONUMENTUM POSUIT ANNO A NATO CHRISTO 1586.
CAL[endis] IUNII.
EXPRIMIT HAEC VITUM PATREM NATUMQ[ue] TABELLA
ET PATRE PONTANO STYMPHELIOQ[ue] SATUM.
QUARUM QUAE PRIOR EST LECTO CONIUNCTA PUDICO.
ANTE DIEM SINE SPE PROLIS ADEMPTA FUIT.
QUAE FATO IN VACUUM SUCCESSERAT ANNA CUBILE,
AUXIT VITE TUUM SORTE FERACE GENUS.
SEX NATI SUPERANT CHRISTOQ[ue] TEGENTE SUPERSINT,
ET PATRIAS ARTES OFFICIUMQ[ue] COLANT.
PARCA DUAS NATAS, ET NATUM SUSTULIT UNUM,
FILA QUIBUS VITAE NON DIUTURNA DEDIT.
EXTINCTAE MATRIS CURAM LEUAT ANNA PARENTI,
NAM MATREM IN NATAE MORIBUS ESSE VIDET.
NOMEN VVINSHEMIIS PATRUM VIRTUTE PARATUM
ET PARTU MATRIS, NESCIT IN ORBE MORI.
- above the painting the following quotatioin from psalm 90:
NOSSE DEUM ET BENE POSSE MORI SAPIENTIA SUMMA EST
[Harasimowicz, Seyderhelm 2015, 163]
- Owner
- Evangelische Stadtkirche St. Marien, Wittenberg
- Repository
- Evangelische Stadtkirche St. Marien, Wittenberg
- Location
- Wittenberg
- CDA ID
- DE_ESKStMW_NONE-ESKStMW010
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR-none
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_ESKStMW_NONE-ESKStMW010/
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