Portrait of Sibylle of Cleve, Duchess of Saxony

Portrait of Sibylle of Cleve, Duchess of Saxony

Title

Portrait of Sibylle of Cleve, Duchess of Saxony

[cda 2019]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Landesgalerie Burgenland, revised 2019]

A half-length portrait depicting the sitter in half profile, facing left against a light blue background with her hands folded in front of her.

[cda 2019]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder (and workshop)

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder (and workshop)

[Landesgalerie Burgenland, revised 2019]

Production date
1535

Production date

1535

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 27.4 x 21.7 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 27.4 x 21.7 cm

  • [Landesgalerie Burgenland, revised 2019]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia at the bottom right: serpent with elevated wings, facing left and dated '1535'; in black paint

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia at the bottom right: serpent with elevated wings, facing left and dated '1535'; in black paint

Inscriptions and Labels
  • on the sitter's collar in pearl embroidery: 'ALS IN EHREN / IN EHREN' Reverse of the panel: - top, …

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

    • on the sitter's collar in pearl embroidery: 'ALS IN EHREN / IN EHREN'

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • Reverse of the panel: - top, centre: wax seal

    • top, right: a label with serrated edges and a blue boarder, handwritten in brown ink: '[...] 27.'
    • bottom: a piece of paper, attached with glue, with a handwritten text in brown ink. 'C. [...]'

  • [cda 2019]

Owner
Landesgalerie Burgenland, Eisenstadt
Repository
Landesgalerie Burgenland, Eisenstadt
Location
Eisenstadt
CDA ID
AT_LGB_129
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/AT_LGB_129/

Connected Works

Portrait of Johann Friedrich I, the Magnanimous, Elector of Saxony
  • Portrait of Johann Friedrich I, the Magnanimous, Elector of Saxony, 1535
  • AT_LGB_128
  • Painting
  • Landesgalerie Burgenland, Eisenstadt

Provenance

  • formerly in Güssing castle (Burg Güssing)
  • Portrait of Sibylle of Cleve, Duchess of Saxony, 1535

Images

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  • reverse

Condition Reports

Date2019

the panel is in a stable condition

[Landesgalerie Burgenland, revised 2019]

Conservation History

Date1969

Conservation treatment

[Landesgalerie Burgenland, revised 2019]

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