Portrait of a Bride

Title

Portrait of a Bride

[cda 2015]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Cat. Leipzig 1995, 82, No. 948]

A double portrait of a bride and groom, each wears a wreath and they gaze at each other. Dressed in sumptuous robes they are shown behind a balustrade.

Attribution: Antonius Heusler

Attribution

Antonius Heusler

[Sandner 1993, S. 238]

Anton Heusler (?)
[Cat. Leipzig 1995, 82, No. 947]

Production date: 1534

Production date

1534	[Cat. Leipzig 1995, 82, No. 947]

Dimensions: Dimensions of support: 56.3 x 40.2 cm

Dimensions

Dimensions of support: 56.3 x 40.2 cm
[Cat. Leipzig 1995, 82, No. 948]

Signature / Dating

at the top right: monogram 'XAH' und dated '1534'

Signature / Dating

- at the top right: monogram 'XAH' und dated '1534'

Inscriptions and Labels

at the top edge: 'ANNORV AE TATIS. 18 / 1.5.3.4. IM 21. IVLI XAH'
[Cat. Leipzig 1995, 82, …

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

- at the top edge:
'ANNORV AE TATIS. 18 / 1.5.3.4. IM 21. IVLI XAH'
[Cat. Leipzig 1995, 82, No. 948]

Owner: Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig
Repository: Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig
Location: Leipzig

CDA ID: DE_MdbKL_948
FR (1978) Nr.: FR-none
Persistent Link: https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_MdbKL_948/

Provenance

1912 transferred from the municiple library of Leipzig
[Cat. Leipzig 1995, 82, No. 948]

Literature

Reference on page

Catalogue Number

Figure / Plate

Cat. Leipzig 1995

No. 948

Fig. 278

Editor	Herwig Guratzsch
Title	Bestandskatalog, Museum der bildenden Künste
Place of Publication	Leipzig
Year of Publication	1995

Show Literature

Sandner 1993

243

Fig. p. 238

Author	Ingo Sandner
Title	Spätgotische Tafelmalerei in Sachsen
Place of Publication	Dresden, Basel
Year of Publication	1993

Show Literature

Portrait of a Bride, 1534

Images

Technical studies

06. 2010Technical examination / Scientific analysis

Infrared reflectography

Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Material:

- dry and fluid drawing material; brush and dark chalk (for the initial design)

Type/Ductus:

- relatively detailed and yet loose, freehand underdrawing; occasional searching lines; precise linear definition within the face

- thin to broader lines

Function:

- relatively binding for the painted version in the head only; the lines delineate the main contours and describe essential details and facial features; no representation of volume

Deviations:

- corrections were made during the painting process; as well as numerous small changes the position of the right arm was corrected in the underdrawing

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- Antonius Heusler

[Sandner, Smith-Contini, Heydenreich, cda 2016]

photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
photographed by Ingo Sandner

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