Johann the Steadfast, Elector of Saxony

Johann the Steadfast, Elector of Saxony

Title

Johann the Steadfast, Elector of Saxony

[cda 2017]

Painting on hardwood (limewood?); the text is printed on paper glued to the panel

Medium

Painting on hardwood (limewood?); the text is printed on paper glued to the panel

[Kunsthaus Zürich, revised 2017]

This posthumous portrait of Johann the Steadfast is a bust-length depiction of the Saxon elector facing left against a blue background. In the lower section of the painting his merits are recorded in verse.

Attribution
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[cda 2017]

Production date
1532

Production date

1532

[Pendant dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 20.6 x 14.5 x 0.3 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 20.6 x 14.5 x 0.3 cm

  • [Kunsthaus Zürich, revised 2017]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia on the pendant

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia on the pendant

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscription at the top left: 'Johan der Erst / Churfurst und Hertzog zu / Sachsen';
Inscription at the bottom: …

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

  • Inscription at the top left: 'Johan der Erst / Churfurst und Hertzog zu / Sachsen';

  • Inscription at the bottom: 18 lines of verse in two columns

Owner
Kunsthaus Zürich
Repository
Kunsthaus Zürich
Location
Zurich
CDA ID
CH_KHZ_2669b
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/CH_KHZ_2669b/

Connected Works

Friedrich III the Wise, Elector of Saxony
  • Friedrich III the Wise, Elector of Saxony, 1532
  • CH_KHZ_2669a
  • Painting
  • Kunsthaus Zürich

Provenance

  • provenance is unknown; entered storage before 1982
    [Kunsthaus Zürich, revised 2017]
  • Johann the Steadfast, Elector of Saxony, 1532

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