St Dorothy

St Dorothy

Title

St Dorothy

[cda 2017]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[cda 2017]

Lime Wood

[Hutter 1972, 40]

Saint Dorothy is shown as a half-length figure, standing in front of a curtain and facing to the right. She is wearing a precious dress and her long hair is loose. In her hands she holds her attribute: a basket of flowers.

Attribution
Master of the Mass of St Gregory

Attribution

Master of the Mass of St Gregory

[Hutter 1972, 15-16, 40]

Production date
about 1528-1530

Production date

about 1528-1530

[cda 2017]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 77 x 59 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 77 x 59 cm

  • [Hutter 1972, 40]

Signature / Dating

None

Owner
The Paintings Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
Repository
The Paintings Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
Location
Vienna
CDA ID
AT_AKBILD_547
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/AT_AKBILD_547/

Provenance

  • Graf Lamberg
    [Hutter 1972, 40]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Tacke 2007 B Fig. 4
AuthorAndreas Tacke
TitleCranach im Dienste der Papstkirche. Zum Magdalenen-Altar Kardinal Albrechts von Brandenburg
Publicationin Gerhard Ermischer, Andreas Tacke, eds., Cranach im Exil. Aschaffenburg um 1540. Zuflucht, Schatzkammer, Residenz, [Exhib. Cat. Aschaffenburg]
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication2007
Link http://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/artdok/volltexte/2012/1999
Pages106-121
Show Literature
Exhib. Cat. Prague 2005 66 (English version 29) under no. 8
EditorObrazárna Pražského hradu, Kaliopi Chamonikola
TitlePod znamením okrídleného hada. Lucas Cranach a ceské zeme. Under the winged Serpent. Lucas Cranach and the Czech Land
Place of PublicationPrague
Year of Publication2005
Show Literature
Tacke 1992 103 Fig. 51
AuthorAndreas Tacke
TitleDer katholische Cranach. Zu zwei Großaufträgen von Lucas Cranach d. Ä., Simon Franck und der Cranach-Werkstatt (1520 - 1540)
SeriesBerliner Schriften zur Kunst
Volume2
Place of PublicationMainz
Year of Publication1992
Show Literature
Hutter 1972 40 Fig. 10
AuthorHeribert Hutter
TitleLucas Cranach der Ältere in der Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Wien
Place of PublicationVienna
Year of Publication1972
Show Literature
  • St Dorothy, about 1528-1530

Images

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  • overall
  • overall
  • reverse
  • irr
  • uv_light

Technical studies

2019Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
  • irr

Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Material:

- fluid, black medium and brush

Type/Ductus:

- freehand and economical underdrawing

- thin lines

Function:

- relatively binding for the final painted version; the lines define the main contours and describe the essential details and facial features; no representation of volume with hatching strokes

Deviations:

- only very minor corrections were made to forms during the painting process; small changes (e. g. the frieze in the background and the basket of flowers)

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- Master of the mass of St Gregory (1st assistant, Simon Franck?)

Comments:

- drawn after a pre-existing design

[Sandner, Smith-Contini, Heydenreich, cda 2020]

  • photographed by The Paintings Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

2005Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • UV-light photography
  • uv_light
  • photographed by Ernst Hammerschmid

Citing from the Cranach Digital Archive

Entry with author
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Entry with no author
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