Portrait of Duke Ulrich of  Württemberg (1487-1550)

Portrait of Duke Ulrich of Württemberg (1487-1550)

Title

Portrait of Duke Ulrich of Württemberg (1487-1550)

[CDA 2011]

Painting on softwood

Medium

Painting on softwood

[Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, revised 2011]

Half-length portrait in three quarter profile, facing right against a grey background. The sitter wears a black overcoat over a black tunic and a white shirt. He has a gold chain around his neck and a black beret on his head.

[Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, revised 2011]

Attribution
Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, revised 2011]

Production date
about 1600 - 1800?

Production date

about 1600 - 1800?

[Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, revised 2011]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 21.5 x 15.5 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 21.5 x 15.5 cm

  • [Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, revised 2011]

Signature / Dating

None

Inscriptions and Labels

Reverse of the panel: - from the top to the bottom:
label with serrated edge '12.' in ink
written …

Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • Reverse of the panel: - from the top to the bottom:

  • label with serrated edge '12.' in ink

  • written in pencil on the panel '...württemberg'

  • label with the city coat of arms (Baselstab) and '184'

  • printed label with the coat of arms (Baselstab) and 'KUNSTMUSEUM BASEL [printed], 1941 Nr. 184 (Museum Fäsch) Schule des Lukas Cranach. Bildnis des Herzogs Ulrich von Württemberg. [handwritten]'

  • written in ink on the panel '384'

    • left:
  • masking tape with 'Depotwand Nr. 15'

  • [Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, revised 2011]

Owner
Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel
Repository
Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel
Location
Basel
CDA ID
CH_KMB_184
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/CH_KMB_184/

Provenance

  • 1823 Museum Faesch

[Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, revised 2011]

  • Portrait of Duke Ulrich of Württemberg (1487-1550), about 1600 - 1800?

Images

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  • overall
  • overall
  • reverse
  • uv_light

Technical studies

03. 2010Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • UV-light photography
  • uv_light
  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • overall

Framing

- original

- black; the inner frame section is gilded

[Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, revised 2011]

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