Johann the Steadfast

Johann the Steadfast

Title

Johann the Steadfast

[Sammlungen des Fürsten von und zu Liechtenstein, revised 2013]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Sammlungen des Fürsten von und zu Liechtenstein, revised 2013]

The panel depicts Johann I. of Saxony, known as the Steadfast, as a half-length figure, facing left against a blue background. He is wearing a black cloak with a broad fur collar over a lace-trimmed shirt and a black beret on his head. Johann has folded his hands over his

The panel depicts Johann I. of Saxony, known as the Steadfast, as a half-length figure, facing left against a blue background. He is wearing a black cloak with a broad fur collar over a lace-trimmed shirt and a black beret on his head. Johann has folded his hands over his stomach and a ring is visible on the index finger of his left hand.

[Görres, cda 2014]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Sammlungen des Fürsten von und zu Liechtenstein, revised 2013]

Production date
after 1532

Production date

after 1532

[Sammlungen des Fürsten von und zu Liechtenstein, revised 2013]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 86 x 49 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 86 x 49 cm

  • Dimensions including frame: 102 x 66 x 8 cm

  • [Sammlungen des Fürsten von und zu Liechtenstein, revised 2013]

Signature / Dating

None

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Liechtenstein. The Princely Collections, Vaduz-Vienna
Location
Vienna
CDA ID
AT_SBW-PCLW_G80
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/AT_SBW-PCLW_G80/

Connected Works

Elector Friedrich the Wise
  • Elector Friedrich the Wise, after 1532
  • AT_SBW-PCLW_G79
  • Painting
  • Private Collection

Provenance

  • on permant loan from Schönborn-Buchheim Collection, Vienna [Sammlungen des Fürsten von und zu Liechtenstein, revised 2013]
  • Hormayr's Archive from 1830: 'Cranach: Zwei Porträte, Sammlung Schönborn-Buchheim, Wien (Cranach: two portraits, Schönborn-Buchheim Collection, Vienna)'
    [Exhib. Cat. Munich 2003, 90]
  • Johann the Steadfast, after 1532

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