Portrait of a Lady in a Bonnet

Portrait of a Lady in a Bonnet

Title

Portrait of a Lady in a Bonnet

[CDA 2010]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, revised 2010]

The painting depicts the young woman as a half-length figure turned to the left with a downcast gaze. She has crossed her arms in front of her stomach. She wears a black dress and her hair is pinned up underneath a white bonnet. She wears numerous rings on her fingers.

The

The painting depicts the young woman as a half-length figure turned to the left with a downcast gaze. She has crossed her arms in front of her stomach. She wears a black dress and her hair is pinned up underneath a white bonnet. She wears numerous rings on her fingers.

The background is dark.

Attribution
Circle of Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Circle of Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, revised 2010]

Production date
about 1525 - 1550

Production date

about 1525 - 1550

"2. V. 16. Jh. "
[Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, revised 2010]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 41 x 28 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 41 x 28 cm

  • [Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, revised 2010]

Signature / Dating

None

Inscriptions and Labels
  • embroidered on the blouse beneath a crown: 'H M' (linked)

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

    • embroidered on the blouse beneath a crown: 'H M' (linked)
Owner
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Repository
Fränkische Galerie, Kronach
Location
Kronach
CDA ID
DE_BStGS-FGK_15271
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_BStGS-FGK_15271/

Provenance

  • Collection Fritz Thyssen, legacy of Countess Anita Zichy-Zhyssen
  • bought by the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum in 1987 from the collection of Fritz Thyssen
  • 1992 transferred from the Bayerischen Nationalmuseum to Kronach, Fränkische Galerie Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
  • Alte Pinakothek, Munich

[Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, revised 2010]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011 134 No. 15271
AuthorMartin Schawe
EditorBayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
TitleCranach in Bayern
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication2011
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Technical studies

09. 2010Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
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Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- fluid, black pigmented medium, brush

Type/Ductus:

- freehand underdrawing

- thin lines

Function:

- relatively binding for the final painted version; lines delineate contours and describe the main details; no representation of volume

Deviations:

- minor alterations made during the painting process

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- not possible

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2012]

  • photographed by Ingo Sandner
  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich

Citing from the Cranach Digital Archive

Entry with author
<author's name>, 'Portrait of a Lady in a Bonnet', <title of document, data entry or image>. [<Date of document or image>], in: Cranach Digital Archive, https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_BStGS-FGK_15271/ (Accessed {{dateAccessed}})
Entry with no author
'Portrait of a Lady in a Bonnet', <title of document, data entry or image>. [<Date of document, entry or image>], in: Cranach Digital Archive, https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_BStGS-FGK_15271/ (Accessed {{dateAccessed}})

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