Portrait of Johann Friedrich I, the Magnanimous, Elector of Saxony

Titles

Portrait of Johann Friedrich I, the Magnanimous, Elector of Saxony	[CDA 2011]
Portrait of Johann Friedrich, Elector of Saxony	[Koepplin, Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974, 302, No. 194]

Painting on beech wood (probably)

Medium

Painting on beech wood (probably)	[Heydenreich, cda 2010]
'on lime wood'	[Koepplin, Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974, 302, No. 194]

A half-length portrait depicting the sitter in half profile, facing right against a light blue background. His hands are folded in front of his stomach.

Reverse:

black
two coats-of-arms executed on paper are glued onto the reverse

[Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, revised 2011]

Attribution: Lucas Cranach the Elder (and workshop)

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder (and workshop)

[Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, revised 2011]

Production date: 1533

Production date

1533

[dated]

Dimensions: Dimensions of support: 20.6 x 14.5 x 0.3 cm (original)

Dimensions

Dimensions of support: 20.6 x 14.5 x 0.3 cm (original)
[Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, revised 2011]

Signature / Dating: Artist's insignia left at the height of the sitter's ear: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing right and dated '1533'; in black paint

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia left at the height of the sitter's ear: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing right and dated '1533'; in black paint

Inscriptions and Labels

embroidered motto on the sitter's shirt collar (in white paint): 'ALS * IN * EREN/ BEN *ALS *IN * …

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

- embroidered motto on the sitter's shirt collar (in white paint): 'ALS * IN * EREN/ BEN *ALS *IN * ER...'

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

Reverse of the panel: - top:
a piece of paper, attached with glue, with a handwritten text in brown ink 'Portrait de Jean Friedric Electeur de Saxe grand Protecteur des Protestants du Temps de la Reformation. peint par Luc Müller de Cranach qui vivait allors à la Cour de Dresde & qui lorsque le dit Electeur fut fait prisonnier par l'Empereur Charles, le suivit en Prison'...
- centre:
combined coat of arms of Johann Friedrich und Sibylle of Kleve, painted on paper and attached with glue
- bottom:
a piece of paper, attached with glue, with a handwritten text in brown ink. Continuation of the text above: ...'& l'y servit pour luy prouver son attachement pendant 5 an Siehe Conversations Lexicon T.5. pag. 216 & Tucher Mahler Lexicon pag. 365.'
On the frame:
printed label with the coat-of-arms (Baselstab) and 'KUNSTMUSEUM BASEL [printed], 1943 Nr. 1228 (Bachofensammlung 1920) Lukas Cranach d. Ae. Friedrich d. Grossmütige Kurfürst v. Sachsen. [handwritten]'
[Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, revised 2011]

Owner: Prof. J.J. Bachofen-Burckhardt-Stiftung
Repository: Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel
Location: Basel

CDA ID: CH_KMB_1228
FR (1978) Nr.: FR336A
Persistent Link: https://lucascranach.org/en/CH_KMB_1228/

Provenance

acquired in 1818 by Bachofen-Burckhard from the Parisian art dealer Peter Schröder [1]
1921 bequest from the Prof. J. J. Bachofen-Burckhardt-Stiftung
[1][Exhib. Cat. Basel 2019, 158]
[Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, revised 2011]

Exhibitions

Basel 2019

Literature

Reference on page

Catalogue Number

Figure / Plate

Exhib. Cat. Basel 2019

158

Fig. p. 158

Editor	Bodo Brinkmann, Gabriel Dette, Kunstmuseum Basel
Title	Bilderlust. Louise Bachofen-Burckhardt. Sammeln und Stiften für Basel [Basel, Kunstmuseum]
Place of Publication	Basel
Year of Publication	2019

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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979

136

No. 336A

Author	Max J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
Editor	G. Schwartz
Title	Die Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of Publication	Basel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication	1979

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Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974/1976

284, 302, 797

194

Fig. 160

Author	Dieter Koepplin, Tilman Falk
Title	Lukas Cranach. Gemälde, Zeichnungen und Druckgraphik
Volume	1, 2
Place of Publication	Basel, Stuttgart
Year of Publication	1974
Link	http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-diglit-104522

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Braunfels 1965

44-48

Author	Wolfgang Braunfels
Title	Ein Tizian nach Cranach
Publication	in Festschrift für Herbert von Einem
Place of Publication	Munich
Year of Publication	1965
Pages	44-48

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Exhib. Cat. Nuremberg 1963

011, 012

Editor	Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg
Title	Sammlung Heinz Kisters. Altdeutsche und altniederländische Gemälde
Place of Publication	Nuremberg
Year of Publication	1963

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Portrait of Johann Friedrich I, the Magnanimous, Elector of Saxony, 1533

Images

Technical studies

2011Technical Examination

Support

- a black protective coating was applied to the reverse of the panel. It extends almost to the edge on all four sides (excepting c. 4 mm)

[Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, revised 2011]

03. 2010Technical examination / Scientific analysis

UV-light photography

photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich

03. 2010Technical examination / Scientific analysis

Infrared reflectography

Underdrawing

- an underdrawing is not visible, possibly traced from a pre-existing design?

photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
photographed by Ingo Sandner

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