Epitaph painting of the mintage master Ruprecht Pulacher from Jáchymov

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]

Dating: after 1563

Dating

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

Inscriptions

Inscriptions:

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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