Christ as the Man of Sorrows

Christ as the Man of Sorrows

Titles

Christ as the Man of Sorrows

[Angermuseum, revised 2012]

Christ as the Man of Sorrows flanked by four Angels

[Cat. Erfurt 1924, 30, No. 140]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[cda 2012]

Alder wood

[Cat. Erfurt 1924, 30, No. 140]

The panel depicts a half-length figure of the Man of Sorrows against a dark background. He wears a large crown of thorns on his head. His hands are crossed and rest in his lap. In his left hand he holds the whip. In the upper section of the painting there

The panel depicts a half-length figure of the Man of Sorrows against a dark background. He wears a large crown of thorns on his head. His hands are crossed and rest in his lap. In his left hand he holds the whip. In the upper section of the painting there are two small floating angels on either side.

Attributions
Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder
Circle of Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

[cda 2018]

Circle of Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Angermuseum, revised 2012]

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Lucas Cranach the Elder/Younger, or workshop [Exhib. Cat. Gotha 2015, No. 58] [Cat. Erfurt 1924, 30, No. 140]

Production dates
about 1540
about 1530 - 1540

Production dates

about 1540

[Exhib. Cat. Gotha 2015, No. 58] [Angermuseum, revised 2012]

about 1530 - 1540

[Cat. Erfurt 1924, 30, No. 140]

about 1600 or later

[cda, 2018]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 56.4 x 45.5 cm (measured in frame)

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 56.4 x 45.5 cm (measured in frame)

  • [cda 2012]

  • 58 x 45.5 cm

  • [Cat. Erfurt 1924, 30, No. 140]

  • Dimensions including frame: 75.4 x 63.5 x 6.5 cm

  • [cda 2012]

Signature / Dating

None visible

Signature / Dating

  • None visible

Owner
Angermuseum, Erfurt
Repository
Angermuseum, Erfurt
Location
Erfurt
CDA ID
DE_AME_3639
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_AME_3639/

Provenance

  • acquired in 1914 (Auction Hugo Helbing, Munich)
    [Angermuseum, revised 2012]

Exhibitions

Wittenberg 2007
Gotha/Kassel 2015, No. 58

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Gotha, Kassel 2015 204, 205 058 Pl. p. 205
EditorJulia Carrasco, Justus Lange, Stiftung Schloss Friedenstein, Gotha, Benjamin D. Spira, Timo Trümper
TitleBild und Botschaft. Cranach im Dienst von Hof und Reformation, [Gotha, Herzogliches Museum; Kassel, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Schloss Wilhelmshöhe]
Place of PublicationHeidelberg
Year of Publication2015
Show Literature
Exhib. Cat. Wittenberg 2007
EditorCranach-Stiftung, Wittenberg
TitleLucas Cranach - Gemälde und Graphiken aus mitteldeutschen Sammlungen, [Cranach-Stiftung Wittenberg]
Place of PublicationWittenberg
Year of Publication2007
Show Literature
Cat. Erfurt 1924 30 140
Authorn. a.
TitleKatalog des Städtischen Museums zu Erfurt. Mittelalterliche Sammlung. Gemäldegalerie
Place of PublicationErfurt
Year of Publication1924
Show Literature
  • Christ as the Man of Sorrows, about 1540

Images

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Technical studies

04. 2012Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
  • irr

Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- dry drawing material, dark chalk

Type/Ductus:

- copied lines (traced?); only partially visible

- delicate, fine lines

Function:

- binding for the final painted version; lines delineate contours; no representation of volume

Deviations:

- hardly any alterations made during the painting process to clearly define form

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- not possible

Comments:

- probably transferred from a pre-existing design (copy?)

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2013]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

2012Technical Examination

Support

- wood species not examined

- remains of a coating containing plant fibres on the reverse

- no joins visible on the reverse; grain running vertically

- no rebate visible

[Angermuseum, revised 2012]

Underdrawing

- the underdrawing beneath the flesh paint is visible to the naked eye

- no incised lines

[Angermuseum, revised 2012]

Framing

- new frame

[Angermuseum, revised 2012]

Condition Reports

Date2012

  • varying glossy appearance of the surface; glossy spots of varnish in the bottom right section of the painting

  • wooden support exhibits a slight convex warp, max. gap between the painted surface and the frame is 0.5 cm at the top right

  • the right and top edges of the panel exhibit numerous, small paint losses

-in raking light the surface of the panel appears uneven (presumably marks from the preparation of the panel and the woodgrain)

  • retouches, in part without fills

[Angermuseum, revised 2012]

Versions

Christ as the Man of Sorrows
  • Christ as the Man of Sorrows, after 1537
  • DE_KSVC_M419
  • Painting
  • Oberfrankenstiftung
Christ as Man of Sorrows
  • Christ as Man of Sorrows, after 1550
  • PRIVATE_NONE-P301
  • Painting
  • Private Collection
Christ as the Man of Sorrows
  • Christ as the Man of Sorrows, about 1600-1710
  • PRIVATE_NONE-P153
  • Painting
  • Private Collection

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