Portrait of Sibylle of Cleve, Duchess of Saxony

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]

Lucas Cranach the Elder (and workshop)

[Landesgalerie Burgenland, revised 2019]

1535

[dated]

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

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

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

Labels: Reverse of the panel: - top, centre: wax seal
- top, right: a label with serrated edges and a …

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]

- formerly in Güssing castle (Burg Güssing)

the panel is in a stable condition

[Landesgalerie Burgenland, revised 2019]

Conservation treatment

[Landesgalerie Burgenland, revised 2019]

Entry with author: <author's name>, 'Portrait of Sibylle of Cleve, Duchess of Saxony', <title of document, data entry or image>. [<Date of document or image>], in: Cranach Digital Archive, https://lucascranach.org/en/AT_LGB_129/ (Accessed {{dateAccessed}})
Entry with no author: 'Portrait of Sibylle of Cleve, Duchess of Saxony', <title of document, data entry or image>. [<Date of document, entry or image>], in: Cranach Digital Archive, https://lucascranach.org/en/AT_LGB_129/ (Accessed {{dateAccessed}})