Beheading of St Catherine

Beheading of St Catherine

Title

Beheading of St Catherine

[Exhib. Cat. Prague 2005, No. 41]

Painting on softwood

Medium

Painting on softwood

[cda 2014]

St Catharine kneels at the right edge of the painting and patiently awaits the thrust of the henchman's sword. He has grasped the back of the saint's head with his left hand and raised his right arm to strike. In the middle-ground a group of men debate behind a wall,

St Catharine kneels at the right edge of the painting and patiently awaits the thrust of the henchman's sword. He has grasped the back of the saint's head with his left hand and raised his right arm to strike. In the middle-ground a group of men debate behind a wall, another man is visible in the background in a wood. At the top edge the celestial fire is indicated and on the right edge St Catharine's shattered martyr wheel is visible.

[Görres, cda 2014]

Attribution
Master IW

Attribution

Master IW

[Exhib. Cat. Prague 2005, no. 41]

Production date
1544

Production date

1544

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimension of support: 150 x 117 [Exhib. Cat. Prague 2005, no. 41]

Dimensions

  • Dimension of support: 150 x 117 [Exhib. Cat. Prague 2005, no. 41]

  • Dimensions of painted surface: 148.5 x 115 cm [cda 2014]

  • Dimension including frame: 155 x 120 cm [Oblastní muzeum Litomerice]

Signature / Dating

Date on stone '1544'

Signature / Dating

  • Date on stone '1544'

  • [cda 2014]

Owner
Oblastní muzeum Litomerice (Regional Museum Litomerice)
Repository
Severoceská galerie výtvarného umení, Litomerice (North Bohemian Gallery of Fine Arts, Litomerice)
Location
Litomerice
CDA ID
CZ_OML-SGVUL_SV348
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/CZ_OML-SGVUL_SV348/

Provenance

  • Most likely from the parish Church Of All Saints in Litomerice (see inventory Church of All Saints 1633 (AM Ltm, Spiritualia, 1633, no. 61-62)
  • supposedly displaced 1850
  • 1886 purchased from a private collection in Dresden by the Diocesan Museum in Litomerice (inv no. SV 348)
  • Since November 1, 1956 in the North Bohemian Gallery in Litomerice
    [Exhib. Cat. Prague 2005, no. 41]

Exhibitions

Prague 2005, no. 41

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Prague 2005 140, 142, 143, 146, 148 (English version 52-55) 41 Pl. p. 143
EditorObrazárna Pražského hradu, Kaliopi Chamonikola
TitlePod znamením okrídleného hada. Lucas Cranach a ceské zeme. Under the winged Serpent. Lucas Cranach and the Czech Land
Place of PublicationPrague
Year of Publication2005
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Kybalová 1996 A 269
AuthorLudmila Kybalová
TitleDejiny odívárú. Renesance
Place of PublicationPrague
Year of Publication1996
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Exhib. Cat. Litomerice 1993 43 103
AuthorLadislav Kesner
TitleMistr IW. Galerie Výstarného Umení Litomeríce
Place of PublicationLitomerice
Year of Publication1993
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Cat. Litomerice 1983 unpaged
AuthorOtakar Votocek
TitleSeveroceská galerie výtvarného umeni v Literomericich. Sbírka starého umeni - Strucný pruvoce a katalog vystavených del
Place of PublicationLitomerice
Year of Publication1983
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Cat. Litomerice 1964 A 7 5
Authorn. a.
TitleUmení restauratorské
Place of PublicationLitomerice
Year of Publication1964
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Cat. Litomerice 1964 B 13 33
Authorn. a.
TitleKatalog vystavených obrazú a plastik Oblastní galerie výtvarného umení v Litomericích
Place of PublicationLitomerice
Year of Publication1964
Show Literature
Cat. Prague 1964 16, 30, 69
AuthorJaromír Homolka, Ladislav Kesner
TitleCeské umení gotické. Sbírka starého umení Narodni galerie v Praze
Place of PublicationPrague
Year of Publication1964
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Votocek 1961 22
AuthorOtakar Votocek
TitleK oprave a puvodu obrazu Litomerického Mistra
JournalZpávy parnátkové péce
Issue21
Year of Publication1961
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Pesina 1958 B 88 364
AuthorJaroslav Pešina
TitleObraz sv. Antonia Porestevnica od Lucas Cranacha st.
JournalUmeni
Issue6
Year of Publication1958
Pages363-372
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Votocek 1957 19-21
AuthorOtakar Votocek
TitleDeskové malby a plastiky 16. stoleti v Litomerické krajské galerii
JournalZpávy parnátkové péce
Issue17
Year of Publication1957
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Pešina 1950 85, 132 395
AuthorJaroslav Pešina
TitleCeská malba pozdní gotiky a renesance. Deskové malírství 1450-1550
Place of PublicationPrague
Year of Publication1950
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Cat. Litomerice 1948 9, 16 17
Authorn. a.
TitleUmení trí dob
Place of PublicationLitomerice
Year of Publication1948
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Opitz 1930 76
AuthorJosef Opitz
TitleDie Galerie des Stiftes Ossegg
SeriesNordwestböhmische Heimatbücher
Volume3
Place of PublicationKomotau
Year of Publication1930
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Exhib. Cat. Brüx 1928 59 232
AuthorJosef Opitz
TitleGotische Malerei und Plastik Nordwestböhmens
Place of PublicationBrüx-Komotau
Year of Publication1928
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Opitz 1928 274
AuthorJosef Opitz
TitleZwei Jahrhunderte gotischer Malerei und Plastik Nordwestböhmens (1350-1550)
Place of PublicationEger [Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe]
Year of Publication1928
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Luksch 1920 no pagination
AuthorVinzenz Luksch
TitleTopographie der historischen und Kunst-Denkmale im politischen Bezirke Leitmeritz, Teil I., Stadt Leitmeritz/ Soupis historických a umeleckých památek v politickém okresu Litomerice, díl I., Mesto Litomerice
Place of PublicationLitomerice
Year of Publication1920
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Technical studies

06. 2014Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
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Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- fluid, black medium and brushes of varying widths; among others facial features were probably executed employing a small pointed brush

Type/Ductus:

- detailed freehand underdrawing

- thin to broader lines

- hatching-strokes (in the brocade)

Function:

- relatively binding for the final painted version; lines delineate contours, indicate the essential details and describe facial features; hatching-strokes only in the brocade to represent volume

Deviations:

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

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- Master IW

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2014]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

Date06. 2014

Support

Coniferous wood, several planks aligned vertically

[cda 2014]

Conservation History

Date2006

  • conservation treatment by E. Votocková

Date1957 - 1958

  • conservation treatment by B. Slánský
  • conservation treatment by L. Slánská

Date1951

The panel was straightened up, cleaned and conserved

[Exhib. Cat. Prague 2005, No. 41]

  • conservation treatment by B. Slánský

Similar Motifs

Altarpiece of St Barbara in the Cistercian Monastery in Osek [central panel]: Beheading of St Barbara
  • Altarpiece of St Barbara in the Cistercian Monastery in Osek [central panel]: Beheading of St Barbara, after 1546
  • CZ_NGP_DO5426
  • Painting
  • Národní galerie v Praze (National Gallery in Prague)

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