A half-length portrait of the Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast (1515-1560), facing to his left against a blue background. He has also turned the serious gaze of his blue eyes in this direction, while at the bottom edge of the image his hands grip the hilt of his sword. He is wearing
A half-length portrait of the Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast (1515-1560), facing to his left against a blue background. He has also turned the serious gaze of his blue eyes in this direction, while at the bottom edge of the image his hands grip the hilt of his sword. He is wearing a fur-trimmed cloak over a black tunic embroidered with silver thread.
- Attributions
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Lucas Cranach the Younger
Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder
Attributions
Lucas Cranach the Younger | [Muzeum Narodowe w Szczecinie, revised 2020] |
Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder | [Auct. Cat. Wien 1995, no.393] |
Lucas Cranach the Elder | [Bethe 1933, 5] |
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder | 'Gutes Portrait, das in Cranach's atelier oder von einem seiner bessern schüler gemalt sein mag.' [Schuchardt 1851 C, 129] |
Circle of Lucas Cranach the Elder | 'Gutes Portrait, das in Cranach's atelier oder von einem seiner bessern schüler gemalt sein mag.' [Schuchardt 1851 C, 129] |
- Production date
- 1541
Production date
1541 | [dated] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 61.5 x 42.7 cm
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 61.5 x 42.7 cm
[Kinga Krasnodebska, Muzeum Narodowe w Szczecinie, 21.07.2020]
Dimensions of support: 61.3 x 42.5 cm
[Letter to D. Koepplin from Galerie Koller, 20.07.1999, in the Koepplin Archive]
- Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia in the top left corner: serpent with dropped wings, facing right and dated '1541'
Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia in the top left corner: serpent with dropped wings, facing right and dated '1541'
- Inscriptions and Labels
none According to Schuchardt there was a piece of paper on the reverse of the painting bearing the name …
Inscriptions and Labels
Inscriptions, Badges:
none
Stamps, Seals, Labels:
According to Schuchardt there was a piece of paper on the reverse of the painting bearing the name of a former owner [Schuchardt 1851 C, 129]. This has not been preserved.
- Owner
- Muzeum Narodowe w Szczecinie
- Repository
- Muzeum Narodowe w Szczecinie
- Location
- Szczecin
- CDA ID
- PL_MNS_Szt-1382
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR-none
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/PL_MNS_Szt-1382/