The Mass of St Gregory

The Mass of St Gregory

Title

The Mass of St Gregory

[Cat. Prague 2007, No. 20]

Painting on softwood

Medium

Painting on softwood

[cda 2014]

Pope Gregory kneels together with two deacons on a step before the altar. Gregory is the only one to raise his head and looks at the arma Christi that appear above the mensa at the left side of the painting. At the right another deacon holds the Pope's tiara and

Pope Gregory kneels together with two deacons on a step before the altar. Gregory is the only one to raise his head and looks at the arma Christi that appear above the mensa at the left side of the painting. At the right another deacon holds the Pope's tiara and an assistant holds his crozier and book.

[Görres, cda 2014]

Attributions
Follower of Master of the Mass of St Gregory
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Follower of Master of the Mass of St Gregory

[Cat. Prague 2007, no. 20]

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Exhib. Cat. Prague 2016, no. 14]

Production date
about 1540 - 1550

Production date

about 1540 - 1550

[Cat. Prague 2007, No. 20]
[Exhib. Cat. Prague 2016, No. 14]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 48.7 x 40.5 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 48.7 x 40.5 cm

  • [cda 2014]

Signature / Dating

Bottom right Dürer monogramm 'AD', not genuine

Signature / Dating

  • Bottom right Dürer monogramm 'AD', not genuine

  • [Cat. Prague 2007, no. 20]

Inscriptions and Labels

Reverse: - at top, centre: a genuine (?) inscription: 'S' and 'WW' (?; linked), three collector's seals, one possibly …

Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • Reverse: - at top, centre: a genuine (?) inscription: 'S' and 'WW' (?; linked), three collector's seals, one possibly showing the coat of arms of the Berkovský family from Sebírov; Frame:

    • the number 'E.C 1709; a paper label with the inscription: 'Valdstejn 1159' [20th century]

  • [Cat. Prague 2007, no. 20]

  • [Exhib. Cat. Prague 2016, no. 14]

Owner
Národní galerie v Praze (National Gallery in Prague)
Repository
Národní galerie v Praze (National Gallery in Prague)
Location
Prague
CDA ID
CZ_NGP_DO5359
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/CZ_NGP_DO5359/

Provenance

  • 1827-1854 on loan from Count Ernst Waldstein to the Picture Gallery of the Society of the Patriotic Friends of the Arts
  • 1949 acquired from the National Cultural Commission, Waldstein Palace, Prague
    [Exhib. Cat. Prague 2005, 28, no. 20]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Prague 2016 32, 110-113 14 Figs. pp. 32, 110, 111
EditorOlga Kotková
TitleCranach. Ze všech stran. From all sides.
Place of PublicationPrague
Year of Publication2016
Pages16-180
Show Literature
Cat. Prague 2007 46 20
AuthorOlga Kotková
TitleNational Gallery in Prague. German and Austrian Painting of the 14th - 16th Centuries. Illustrated Summary Catalogue II/1
Place of PublicationPrague
Year of Publication2007
Show Literature
Cat. Prague 1844 29-30 47
Authorn. a.
TitleVerzeichnis der Kunstwerke in der Gemählde-Galerie der Privatgesellschaft patriotischer Kunstfreunde zu Prag
Place of PublicationPrague
Year of Publication1844
Show Literature
Cat. Prague 1827 114 1709
Authorn. a.
TitleVerzeichniss der Kunstwerke, welche sich in der Gemählde-Gallerie der Privatgesellschaft patriotischer Kunstfreunde zu Prag befinden
Place of PublicationPrague
Year of Publication1827
Show Literature
  • The Mass of St Gregory, about 1540 - 1550

Images

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Technical studies

06. 2014Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared Reflectography
  • irr

Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- fluid, black medium and brush

Type/Ductus:

- relatively detailed and freehand underdrawing

- thin to broader lines

- occasional hatching-strokes

Function:

- relatively binding for the final painted version; lines delineate contours and describe the essential details and the facial features; occasional hatching-strokes serve the representation of volume

Deviations:

- minor alterations made during the painting process to clearly define form

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- not possible

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2014]

  • photographed by Ingo Sandner
  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich

Conservation History

Date2012

Report kept in the conservation department archive, the National Gallery Prague

  • conservation treatment by Kristina Málková

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