St Sebastian [recto], Man of Sorrows [verso]

St Sebastian [recto], Man of Sorrows [verso]

Title

St Sebastian [recto], Man of Sorrows [verso]

[cda 2014]

Painting on limewood

Medium

Painting on limewood

[Exhib. Cat. Eichstätt 1987, F 1.1.2]

Recto: The painting depicts Philipp von Solms in the guise of St Sebastian as a full-length figure, facing right againt a blue sky with the vague indication of a hill ascending on the right. He is wearing a black garment and a white shirt, and holds an arrow in his

Recto: The painting depicts Philipp von Solms in the guise of St Sebastian as a full-length figure, facing right againt a blue sky with the vague indication of a hill ascending on the right. He is wearing a black garment and a white shirt, and holds an arrow in his hand.

Verso: The back of the panel depicts Christ as a full-length figure, facing right against a neutral black background. The noticeably slender limbs are covered with wounds and blood. The end of his loincloth bulges out to the right in an ornamental manner.

[Görres, cda 2014]

Attributions
Anonymous Master from the Cranach Workshop
Master of the Pflock Altarpiece

Attributions

Anonymous Master from the Cranach Workshop

[Exhib. Cat. Frankfurt 2007, 282]

Master of the Pflock Altarpiece

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 133A]

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Exhib. Cat. Eichstätt 1987, 163]

Production dates
1520
about 1520

Production dates

1520

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 133A]

about 1520

[Heydenreich 2007, 397]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 100 x 36 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 100 x 36 cm

  • [Exhib. Cat. Eichstätt 1987, 163]

Signature / Dating

None

Owner
Bischöflicher Stuhl, Eichstätt
Repository
Bischöflicher Stuhl, Eichstätt
Location
Eichstätt
CDA ID
DE_BSE_NONE-001
FR (1978) Nr.
FR133A
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_BSE_NONE-001/

Connected Works

St Roch [recto], Mother of Sorrows [verso]
  • St Roch [recto], Mother of Sorrows [verso], 1520
  • DE_BSE_NONE-002
  • Painting
  • Bischöflicher Stuhl, Eichstätt

Provenance

  • episcopal property

[cda 2014]

Exhibitions

Eichstätt 1987, no. F1.1.2
Kronach 1994, no. 151 1b

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Frankfurt 2007 282 p. 282
EditorBodo Brinkmann
TitleCranach der Ältere, [Frankfurt, Städel Museum, 23 Nov 2007 - 17 Feb 2008]
Place of PublicationOstfildern
Year of Publication2007
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Heydenreich 2007 A 335, 397
AuthorGunnar Heydenreich
TitleLucas Cranach the Elder
Place of PublicationAmsterdam
Year of Publication2007
Link https://lucascranach.org/application/files/6116/2097/3099/Heydenreich_2007_Lucas_Cranach_the_Elder.pdf
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Exhib. Cat. Kronach 1994 329, 330 151 1b
EditorClaus Grimm, Johannes Erichsen, Evamaria Brockhoff
TitleLucas Cranach. Ein Maler-Unternehmer aus Franken [Festung Rosenberg, Kronach 17.05 - 21.08.1994; Museum der Bildenden Künste, Leipzig 07.09 - 06.11.1994]
SeriesVeröffentlichungen zur bayerischen Geschichte und Kultur
Volume26
Place of PublicationAugsburg, Coburg
Year of Publication1994
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Tacke 1992 42
AuthorAndreas Tacke
TitleDer katholische Cranach. Zu zwei Großaufträgen von Lucas Cranach d. Ä., Simon Franck und der Cranach-Werkstatt (1520 - 1540)
SeriesBerliner Schriften zur Kunst
Volume2
Place of PublicationMainz
Year of Publication1992
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Exhib. Cat. Eichstätt 1987 163 F 1.1.2 p. 162
EditorBrun Appel, Emanuel Braun, Siegfried Hoffmann
TitleHl. Willibald 787-1987. Künder des Glaubens
Place of PublicationEichstätt
Year of Publication1987
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 133A
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974/1976 689, 692
AuthorDieter Koepplin, Tilman Falk
TitleLukas Cranach. Gemälde, Zeichnungen und Druckgraphik
Volume1, 2
Place of PublicationBasel, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1974
Link http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-diglit-104522
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Schade 1974 385
AuthorWerner Schade
TitleDie Malerfamilie Cranach
Place of PublicationDresden
Year of Publication1974
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/schade1974
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Neuhofer 1953
AuthorTheodor Neuhofer
TitleDer Eichstätter Cranach-Altar
Volume2
JournalHistorische Blätter für Stadt und Landkreis Eichstätt
Year of Publication1953
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  • St Sebastian [recto], Man of Sorrows [verso], 1520

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