Portrait of Philipp Melanchthon [from the bible of Georg III. of Anhalt, Georg 1476.2°, vol. 2, cover sheet of titel, recto]

Portrait of Philipp Melanchthon [from the bible of Georg III. of Anhalt, Georg 1476.2°, vol. 2, cover sheet of titel, recto]

Title

Portrait of Philipp Melanchthon [from the bible of Georg III. of Anhalt, Georg 1476.2°, vol. 2, cover sheet of titel, recto]

[cda 2015]

Painting on parchment

Medium

Painting on parchment

[Nadine Willing-Stritzke, in Exhib. Cat. Dessau 2015, No. 54]

The sheet is the cover page of the second volume of the Lutheran bible that belonged to Prince Georg III of Anhalt, a three volume edition printed in 1541 on parchment [Georg 1476.2°]. An illustration of 'Law and Grace' was also represented in the third volume. The present image depicts

The sheet is the cover page of the second volume of the Lutheran bible that belonged to Prince Georg III of Anhalt, a three volume edition printed in 1541 on parchment [Georg 1476.2°]. An illustration of 'Law and Grace' was also represented in the third volume. The present image depicts Melanchthon as a half-length figure, facing left against a bright blue background. Melanchthon is wearing the typical black gown. The image is framed by a blue boarder containing the nine coats-of-arms of Anhalt as well as Melanchthon's own coat-of-arms, which is located beneath the image.

[Görres, cda 2016]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Younger

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Younger

[Nadine Willing-Stritzke, in Exhib. Cat. Dessau 2015, No. 54]

Production date
1544

Production date

1544

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of painted surface: 27.6 x 18.7 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of painted surface: 27.6 x 18.7 cm

  • [Nadine Willing-Stritzke, in Exhib. Cat. Dessau 2015, No. 54]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia at the bottom right: serpent with dropped wings, facing left, in gold und date '1544'

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia at the bottom right: serpent with dropped wings, facing left, in gold und date '1544'

  • [cda 2016]

Owner
Anhaltische Landesbücherei Dessau
Repository
Anhaltische Landesbücherei Dessau
Location
Dessau
CDA ID
DE_ALBD_Georg1476-2-2
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_ALBD_Georg1476-2-2/

Exhibitions

  • Dessau 2015, No. 54

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Dessau 2015 230-233 54
EditorNorbert Michels
TitleCranach in Anhalt. Vom alten zum neuen Glauben
Place of PublicationPetersberg
Year of Publication2015
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Willig-Stritzke 2015 76 Fig. 3
AuthorNadine Willig-Stritzke
Title"Verlasset euch nicht auff Fürsten; sie sind menschen, die konnen ja nicht helffen..." Lucas Cranach der Jüngere und die Fürsten von Anhalt im Kontext der Quellen
Publicationin Elke A. Werner, Anne Eusterschulte, Gunnar Heydenreich, eds., Lucas Cranach der Jüngere und die Reformation der Bilder
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication2015
Pages72-83
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Willing-Stritzke 2015 141, 147
AuthorNadine Willing-Stritzke
TitleDie Prachtbibeln Cranachs des Jüngeren
Publicationin Roland Enke, Katja Schneider, Jutta Strehle, eds., Lucas Cranach der Jüngere - Entdeckung eines Meisters, Exhib. Cat. Wittenberg 2015
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication2015
Pages139-147
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Brandis et al. 1997
AuthorTilo Brandis, Jürgen Fischer, Annette Gerlach
TitleDie "Cranach-Prachtbibel"
Place of PublicationBerlin, Dessau
Year of Publication1997
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Rabenau 1997 8-9 4
AuthorKonrad von Rabenau
TitleBildnisse von Philipp Melanchthon und Fürst Georg von Anhalt auf den Büchern der Reformationszeit
JournalDessauer Kalender
Issue41 (1997)
Year of Publication1997
Pages2-19
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Troschke 1939 B 18-21
AuthorAsmus von Troschke
TitleMiniaturbildnisse von Cranach d. J. in Lutherbibeln
JournalZeitschrift des deutschen Vereins für Kunstwissenschaft
Issue6
Year of Publication1939
Pages15-28
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Wahl 1935 141-142 1
AuthorPaul Wahl
TitleDie Lutherbibel in Anhalt
JournalSachsen und Anhalt : Jahrbuch der Historischen Kommission für Sachsen-Anhalt
Issue11
Year of Publication1935
Pages137-150
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Boës 1928
AuthorAdolf Boës
TitleDie Zerbster Rathausbibel und die anhaltischen Bibeln von 1541
JournalZerbster Jahrbuch
Issue13 (1928)
Year of Publication1928
Pages1-20
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  • Portrait of Philipp Melanchthon [from the bible of Georg III. of Anhalt, Georg 1476.2°, vol. 2, cover sheet of titel, recto], 1544

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Condition Reports

Date2016 -

  • slightly abraded on golden frame bottom right

  • stained blue colour in top area of coat-of-arm framing

[Anhaltische Landesbücherei Dessau, revised 2016]

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