Philipp Melanchthon

Philipp Melanchthon

Title

Philipp Melanchthon

[The National Gallery of Victoria online database, accessed 02.10.2020]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[The National Gallery of Victoria online database, accessed 02.10.2020]

A half-length portrait of Philipp Melanchthon, signed and dated. The painting corresponds with a portrait type, which was reproduced numerous times in the Cranach workshop from 1532. Further examples of the same format are preserved in Berlin, Dresden, Regensburg and Munich. The scholar and reformer is shown in three quarter

A half-length portrait of Philipp Melanchthon, signed and dated. The painting corresponds with a portrait type, which was reproduced numerous times in the Cranach workshop from 1532. Further examples of the same format are preserved in Berlin, Dresden, Regensburg and Munich. The scholar and reformer is shown in three quarter profile against a monochrome blue background, facing to his right. He is wearing an academic gown and his hands are folded.

[cda 2020]

Attributions
Hans Cranach
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Hans Cranach

[cda 2020]

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[The National Gallery of Victoria online database, accessed 02.10.2020]

Production date
1532

Production date

1532

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 18.7 x 12.9 cm

Dimensions

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia at the right above the sitter's proper left shoulder: winged serpent with elevated bat like wings; facing left and dated '1532', in black paint

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia at the right above the sitter's proper left shoulder: winged serpent with elevated bat like wings; facing left and dated '1532', in black paint

Owner
The National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Repository
The National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Location
Melbourne
CDA ID
AU_NGV_4700-3
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/AU_NGV_4700-3/

Provenance

  • Philipp Melanchthon, 1532

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