Recto: Bust portrait showing Friedrich the Wise in three-quarter profile facing right against a light blue background. As is typical of these serial portraits he wears a black beret, as well as a fur trimmed mantle over a black robe and an embellished white shirt. His beard and hair are
Recto: Bust portrait showing Friedrich the Wise in three-quarter profile facing right against a light blue background. As is typical of these serial portraits he wears a black beret, as well as a fur trimmed mantle over a black robe and an embellished white shirt. His beard and hair are grey.
Verso: the electors of Saxony's coat-of-arms printed on paper
[Görres, cda 2014]
- Attribution
- Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder
Attribution
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder | [Exhib. Cat. Prague 2005, no. 16] |
- Production date
- 1532
Production date
1532 | [dated] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 20.5 x 14.1 cm
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 20.5 x 14.1 cm
[cda 2014]
- Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia centre left: winged serpent with upright wings, facing right
Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia centre left: winged serpent with upright wings, facing right
[cda 2014]
- Inscriptions and Labels
Top right (a paper label on the panel), printed inscription: 'Friderich der Drit/Chur.
Furst vnd herzog zu
Sachssen.'Bottom (a …
Inscriptions and Labels
Inscriptions, Badges:
Top right (a paper label on the panel), printed inscription:
'Friderich der Drit/Chur.
Furst vnd herzog zu
Sachssen.'
Bottom (a paper label on the panel), printed inscription:
'Fridrich bin ich billich genand
Schönen frid ich erhiel im land.
Durch gros vernunfft geduld und glück
Widder manchen erzbösen tück.
Das land ich zieret mit gebew
Und Stifft ein höhe Schul auffs new.
Zu Wittenberg im Sachssen land
Inn der welt die ward bekand
Denn aus der selb kam Gottes wort
Und thet gros ding an manchem ort.
Das Bepstlich Reich stört es nidder
Und bracht rechten glauben widder.
Zum Keisar ward erkorn ich
Des mein alter beschweret sich.
Dafur ich Keisar Carl erwelt
Von dem mich nicht wand gonst noch gelt.'
[Cat. Prague 2007, No. 15]
Stamps, Seals, Labels:
Recto of the panel, bottom: 'RENOV: ET PRAESENTATUM. 1639'
[Cat. Prague 2007, No. 15]
- Owner
- Národní galerie v Praze (National Gallery in Prague)
- Repository
- Národní galerie v Praze (National Gallery in Prague)
- Location
- Prague
- CDA ID
- CZ_NGP_DO4573
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR-none
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/CZ_NGP_DO4573/