Epitaph painting of the mintage master Ruprecht Pulacher from Jáchymov

Title

[Muzeum Karlovy Vary, revised 2018]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Muzeum Karlovy Vary, revised 2018]

The donor family is shown on the predella of the epitaph together with four coats of arms: namely those of the families Norimberk, Pulacher, Riegler and Lerchenfelder.

Attribution: Follower of Lucas Cranach the Younger

Attribution

Follower of Lucas Cranach the Younger

[cda 2018]

Production date: after 1563

Production date

after 1563

[Muzeum Karlovy Vary, revised 2018]

Dimensions: Dimensions of visible painted surface: 55.5 x 189.5 cm

Dimensions

Dimensions of visible painted surface: 55.5 x 189.5 cm
Dimensions including frame: 76.5 x 282.8 cm
[Heydenreich, cda 2018]

Signature / Dating: None

Inscriptions and Labels: There are two citations of the evangelium of St John on the frame.
[Muzeum Karlovy Vary, revised 2018]

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

There are two citations of the evangelium of St John on the frame.
[Muzeum Karlovy Vary, revised 2018]

Owner: Rímskokatolická farnost Ostrov (Roman Catholic parish in Ostrov)
Repository: Muzeum Královská mincovna Jáchymov (Museum Royal Mint Jáchymov)
Location: Jáchymov

CDA ID: CZ_RKFO_NONE-RKFO001
FR (1978) Nr.: FR-none
Persistent Link: https://lucascranach.org/en/CZ_RKFO_NONE-RKFO001/

Provenance

from the cemetery church in Jáchymov
in 1768 the upper part of the epitaph was transferred to the decanal church of St Joachim, where it was destroyed during the fire in 1873
predella lent to the Museum Karlovy Vary by the Roman Catholic parish in Ostrov, repository: Museum Royal Mint in Jáchymov
[Muzeum Karlovy Vary, revised 2018]

Epitaph painting of the mintage master Ruprecht Pulacher from Jáchymov, after 1563

Images

Technical studies

03. 2018Technical examination / Scientific analysis

Infrared reflectography

Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION (Detail)

Tools/Material:

- dry drawing material, stylus

Type/Ductus:

- freehand, relatively detailed underdrawing

- thin, occasionally searching lines

Function:

- relatively binding for the final painted version; the lines delineate the main contours and describe details and facial features; no hatching strokes to represent volume

Deviations:

- corrections were made to forms during the painting process; numerous changes (e. g. the heads of the two women)

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- not possible

[Sandner, Smith-Contini, Heydenreich, cda 2019]

photographed by Ingo Sandner
photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich

Conservation History

Date1991

restauriert von Martin Pavala

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