Portrait of Johann the Steadfast (1468-1532), Elector of Saxony

Portrait of Johann the Steadfast (1468-1532), Elector of Saxony

Titles

Portrait of Johann the Steadfast (1468-1532), Elector of Saxony

[CDA 2011]

Friedrich der Weise

[Hosäus 1883, 51, No. 1590]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Klingen, Cat. Dessau 1996, 34]

A half-length portrait of Johann the Steadfast shown in three-quarter profile facing to the left against a blue background. The elector wears a black beret and a fur-trimmed coat. Unten eine Kartusche

[Görres, cda 2015]

Attributions
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder
Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Klingen, Cat. Dessau 1996, 34]

Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

Lucas Cranach der Ältere (Nachfolger)
[Hosäus 1883, 51, No. 1590][1]

[1][Klingen, Cat. Dessau 1996, 34]

Augustus Cordes

[Schade 1974, 45-47][1]

[1][Klingen, Cat. Dessau 1996, 34]

Production date
1532

Production date

1532

[Klingen, Cat. Dessau 1996, 34]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 20.4 x 14.2 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 20.4 x 14.2 cm

  • [Klingen, Cat. Dessau 1996, 34]

  • Dimensions including frame: 26 x 20.2 x 2.1 cm

  • [Anhaltische Gemälde-Galerie, revised 2011]

Signature / Dating

Arist' insignia bottom left in the centre: winged serpent with elevated wings and dated '1532'; beneath the monogram 'AK' (linked)

Signature / Dating

  • Arist' insignia bottom left in the centre: winged serpent with elevated wings and dated '1532'; beneath the monogram 'AK' (linked)

  • [CDA 2011]

Inscriptions and Labels

Reverse not examined

[Anhaltische Gemälde-Galerie, revised 2011]

Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • Reverse not examined

  • [Anhaltische Gemälde-Galerie, revised 2011]

Owner
Anhaltische Gemälde-Galerie, Dessau
Repository
Anhaltische Gemälde-Galerie, Dessau
Location
Dessau
CDA ID
DE_AGGD_438
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_AGGD_438/

Provenance

  • old ducal Inv. No. 1590, Joachim-Ernst-Stiftung
    [Anhaltische Gemälde-Galerie, revised 2011]

  • origin unknown

  • since 1883 recorded in the Gotisches Haus in Wörlitz (library)

[Klingen, Cat. Dessau 1996, 34]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Wörlitz 2015 120-121
EditorKulturstiftung Dessau Wörlitz
EditingWolfgang Savelsberg
TitleCranach im Gotischen Haus in Wörlitz, [Wörlitz, Gotisches Haus, 15 May - 4 Oct. 2015]
SeriesKataloge und Schriften der Kulturstiftung Dessau Wörlitz
Volume35
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication2015
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Cat. Dessau 1996 34, 35 No. 438 Fig. 438
AuthorStephan Klingen
TitleDie deutschen Gemälde des 16. und 17. Jahrhunderts, Kritischer Bestandskatalog
Volume1
Place of PublicationWeimar
Year of Publication1996
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Schade 1974 45-47
AuthorWerner Schade
TitleDie Malerfamilie Cranach
Place of PublicationDresden
Year of Publication1974
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/schade1974
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Cat. Ostfalen 1933 No. II/20
Authorn. a.
TitleGesamt-Bildnis-Katalog für Ostfalen, Bd. 1, Heft 2: Der Kreis Dessau-Köthen/ Öffentlicher Besitz
Volume1
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1933
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Hartmann 1913 90 No. 1590
AuthorAdolph Hartmann
TitleDer Wörlitzer Park und seine Kunstschätze
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1913
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Hosäus 1883 51 No. 1590
AuthorWilhelm Hosäus
TitleWorlitz. Ein Handbuch für die Besucher des Wörlitzer Gartens und der Wörlitzer Kunstsammlungen
Place of PublicationDessau
Year of Publication1883
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