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/

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
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
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
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
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
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 133A
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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
Schade 1974 385
AuthorWerner Schade
TitleDie Malerfamilie Cranach
Place of PublicationDresden
Year of Publication1974
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/schade1974
Neuhofer 1953
AuthorTheodor Neuhofer
TitleDer Eichstätter Cranach-Altar
Volume2
JournalHistorische Blätter für Stadt und Landkreis Eichstätt
Year of Publication1953
  • St Sebastian [recto], Man of Sorrows [verso], 1520

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