Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right

Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right

Title

Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right

[KKL 2022]

Painting on beech wood

Medium

Painting on beech wood

[Hoffmann 1992, p. 42]

See German text version

Attribution
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Hoffmann 1992, p. 42] [Ausst.-Kat. Weimar 2015, p. 86] [KKL 2022]

Production date
1528

Production date

1528

[dated, KKL 2022]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 37.6 x 25.6 x 0.4-0.5 (edges) - 0.9 (midth) cm (bevelled to 4 - 5 mm at the edges)

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 37.6 x 25.6 x 0.4-0.5 (edges) - 0.9 (midth) cm (bevelled to 4 - 5 mm at the edges)

  • [Klassik Stiftung Weimar, revised 2021]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia on the right next to the shoulder: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing right and dated '1528'

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia on the right next to the shoulder: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing right and dated '1528'

  • [KKL 2022]

Owner
Klassik Stiftung Weimar, Museums
Repository
Klassik Stiftung Weimar, Museums
Location
Weimar
CDA ID
DE_KSW_G559
FR (1978) Nr.
FR312-313A
KKL-No
IV.M3a, Part of portait group IV
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_KSW_G559/

Overall view of the piece
Connected Works

Katharina of Bora, bust-length, facing left
  • Katharina of Bora, bust-length, facing left, 1528
  • DE_KSW_G560
  • Painting
  • Klassik Stiftung Weimar, Museums

Provenance

  • Mathilde Arnemann, Kiel
  • Arnemann Family, Hamburg
  • 1908 acquired by the art dealer Franz Hancke, Breslau
    [Hoffmann 1992, p. 42]

Exhibitions

Weimar, Wittenberg 1953, no. 34
Weimar 1972, nos. 34, 35, Figs. p. 59
Berlin 1983, no. E 34.1 and 34.2 with Figs.
Schweinfurt 1985, 74 ff., under nos. 11, 12 with Figs.

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Weimar 2015 84, 86 51 Fig. 51
EditorWolfgang Holler, Karin Kolb
TitleCranach in Weimar, [Weimar, Schiller-Museum, 3 April - 14 June 2015]
Place of PublicationDresden
Year of Publication2015
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Cat. Weimar 1992 42-44 No. 13a Figs.
AuthorHelga Hoffmann
EditorKunstsammlungen zu Weimar
TitleKunstsammlungen zu Weimar. Die deutschen Gemälde des XVI. Jahrhunderts
Place of PublicationFulda
Year of Publication1992
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Exhib. Cat. Schweinfurt 1985 74 ff. under Nos. 11, 12
AuthorIsolde Lübbeke, Bruno Bushart
TitleAltdeutsche Bilder der Sammlung Georg Schäfer Schweinfurt
Place of PublicationSchweinfurt
Year of Publication1985
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Exhib. Cat. Berlin 1983 Nos. E 34.1, 34.2 Figs.
EditorAltes Museum, Berlin
TitleKunst der Reformationzeit
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1983
Show Literature
Ullmann 1982 49 f. Fig. 14
EditorErnst Ullmann
TitleKunst und Reformation
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1982
Show Literature
Riemann 1980 115 ff. Figs. 7, 8
AuthorKonrad Riemann
TitleMaltechnische Untersuchungen an Gemälden von Lucas Cranach d.Ä.
Volume3
JournalBildende Kunst
Year of Publication1980
Pages115-118, 151-152
Show Literature
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 131 No. 312A
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
Show Literature
Exhib. Cat. Wittenberg 1972 Nos. 34, 35 Fig. p. 59
Authorn. a.
TitleLucas Cranach, Zeit, Leben, Werk. Dokumentationsausstellung des Cranach-Komitees der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik 1972[Wittenberg, Staatl. Lutherhalle, 9. September - 31. Dezember 1972]
Place of PublicationWittenberg
Year of Publication1972
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Exhib. Cat. Weimar, Wittenberg 1953 No. 34
AuthorWalther Scheidig
EditorDeutsche Lucas Cranach Komitee
TitleLucas Cranach Ausstellung. Weimar und Wittenberg
Place of PublicationWeimar, Wittenberg
Year of Publication1953
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 251c
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1932
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/friedlaender1932
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Cat. Weimar 1913 Nos. 145, 146
EditorWillibald Hermens
TitleKatalog des Groszherzoglichen Museums zu Weimar
Place of PublicationWeimar
Year of Publication1913
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Cat. Weimar 1910 Nos. 137, 138
Authorn. a.
TitleKatalog des Groszherzoglichen Museums zu Weimar
Place of PublicationWeimar
IssueSixth edition
Year of Publication1910
Show Literature
Gabelentz-Linsingen 1910 32, 88, Fn. 8 Plate 5
AuthorHans von der Gabelentz-Linsingen
TitleFührer durch das Großherzogliche Museum in Weimar
Place of PublicationWeimar
Year of Publication1910
Show Literature
Flechsig 1900 A 260 ff.
AuthorEduard Flechsig
TitleCranachstudien
Volume1
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1900
Link page/n5/mode/2up
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Documents

Technical studies

06.10.2014Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • X-radiography
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Equipmet: ERESCO 42 MF 4 from the company GE.

Scanner: CRxFlex.

Parameters: 60 KV, 6mA, 20 seconds

Distance from object: 3m

[HfBK Dresden, Prof. I. Mohrmann, K. Risse, 06.10.2014]

  • created by I. Mohrmann
  • created by HfBK Dresden
  • created by K. Risse

04. 2010Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
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Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- dry medium, dark chalk

Type/Ductus:

- traced delicate, fine lines

Function:

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

Deviations:

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

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

-not possible

Comments:

- transferred (traced) from a pre-existing design

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2012]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

1988Technical examination / Scientific analysis

Support

- a single plank

Underdrawing

- the underdrawing in the face is clearly visible (Infrared photograph: IfD Berlin, J. Fritz 1972)

Paint Layers and Gilding

- the original edges of the painted surface have been preserved on the left, the top and the right

[Hoffmann, Cat. Weimar 1992, 42]

1972Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared photography

Underdrawing

  • photographed by J. Fritz
  • photographed by Institut für Denkmalpflege, Berlin

Condition Reports

Date1990

  • the panel exhibits a slight convex warp

  • the panel has been trimmed slightly

  • there is a large retouching on the right (?) cheek, numerous small retouchings on the forehead and in the background

[Hoffmann, Cat. Weimar 1992, 42]

Versions

Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, 1528
  • DE_KSVC_M417
  • Painting
  • Oberfrankenstiftung
Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, about 1528 - 1530
  • DE_LHW_G16
  • Painting
  • Evangelisches Predigerseminar Wittenberg
Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, 1528
  • DE_NLMH_PAM973
  • Painting
  • Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover
Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, about 1529 - 1530
  • DE_SPSG_GKI50476
  • Painting
  • Stiftung Preussische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg
Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, 1529
  • I_MPP_1036
  • Painting
  • Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milano
Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, about 1528 - 1530
  • PRIVATE_NONE-P409
  • Painting
  • Private Collection
Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, 1528 - 1530
  • PRIVATE_NONE-P410
  • Painting
  • Private Collection
Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, 1529
  • DE_MHB_1a
  • Painting
  • Europäische Melanchthon-Akademie Bretten
Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, about 1528 - 1530
  • DE_FSH-Lost_5P
  • Painting
  • Franckesche Stiftungen, Halle
Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, as of 1529
  • DE_SWMO_III-457-K1
  • Painting
  • Stadt- und Waagenmuseum Oschatz
Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, as of 1528
  • PRIVATE_NONE-P400
  • Painting
  • Private Collection
Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, 1529
  • DE_KBSB_B59
  • Painting
  • Freie Hansestadt Bremen, Stadtgemeinde
Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, as of 1531
  • CH_MAS_A1950
  • Painting
  • Museum zu Allerheiligen Schaffhausen
Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, 1529
  • DE_HLMD_GK73a
  • Painting
  • Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt
Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, 1530
  • DE_KMG_34-1955
  • Painting
  • Kulturhistorisches Museum Görlitz
Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, 1529
  • DE_SMG_SG18
  • Painting
  • Stiftung Schloss Friedenstein, Gotha
Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, 1528 - 1530
  • PRIVATE_NONE-P031
  • Painting
  • Private Collection
Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, 1529
  • IT_GdU_1160
  • Painting
  • Galleria Uffizi, Firenze

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