David in the Wilderness of Ziph

David in the Wilderness of Ziph

Title

David in the Wilderness of Ziph

[Löcher, Cat. Nuremberg 1997, 142]

Painting on beech wood (Fagus sylvatica.)

Medium

Painting on beech wood (Fagus sylvatica.)

[Löcher, Cat. Nuremberg 1997, 142]

Saul stands in a ravine dressed in golden armour and accompanied by his soldiers. He looks up at David, who stands above him on a hill with his soldiers. Both wear crowns. There are rocks either side on the left and on the right.

[Löcher, Cat. Nuremberg 1997, 142]

Attributions
Lucas Cranach the Elder
Simon Franck

Attributions

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Löcher, Cat. Nuremberg 1997, 142]

'vorzüglicher Cranach'schen Bildern'
[Schuchardt 1871, 177-178][1]
'Lucas Cranach'
[Grundbuch der Sammlung Oettingen-Wallerstein][1]

[1][Löcher, Cat. Nuremberg 1997, 143]

Simon Franck

Simon Frank
[Tacke 1992, 166-169, Fig. 105][1]

[1][Löcher, Cat. Nuremberg 1997, 143]

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 203A][1]
[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932, No. 168][1]
[Braune, Cat. Nuremberg 1909, No. 219][1]
[Reber, Bayersdorfer, Cat. Nuremberg 1893][1]
[Schuchardt 1851 A, 105][1]

[1][Löcher, Cat. Nuremberg 1997, 143]

Lucas Cranach the Younger

[Koepplin 1970, unpublished letter to the GNMN][1]
[Reber, Bayersdorfer, Cat. Nuremberg 1882-1885][1]
[Parthey 1863, 700, No. 1][1]
[Cat. Nuremberg 1829-1846, No. 107][1]
[Waagen 1843, 193][1]

[1][Löcher, Cat. Nuremberg 1997, 143]

Production dates
about 1530
before 1525

Production dates

about 1530

[Löcher, Cat. Nuremberg 1997, 142]

before 1525

[Tacke 1992, 166-169][1] [1][Löcher, Cat. Nuremberg 1997, 142]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 53.7 x 103.1 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 53.7 x 103.1 cm

  • [Löcher, Cat. Nuremberg 1997, 142]

Signature / Dating

None

Inscriptions and Labels

Reverse of the panel: - top right:
in white paint 'Gm 219'

  • top centre:
    paper label: in black ink '8 …

Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • Reverse of the panel: - top right:

  • in white paint 'Gm 219'

    • top centre:

  • paper label: in black ink '8 Zimmer'

    • bottom left:

  • paper label: 'Slg. König Ludwig I. von Bayern, 1827, Nr. 391', cross out in red pencil

  • paper label: 'Wittelsbacher / Ausgleichfonds/ [printed] WAF H.G. 186 (1936)[in black ink] / Inv.S.No.[printed] 380[in black ink]'

  • Reverse of the frame:

    • right member:

  • in blue paint 'Gm 219'

  • [Löcher, Cat. Nuremberg 1997, 142]

Owner
Wittelsbacher Ausgleichsfond/Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Repository
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg
Location
Nuremberg
CDA ID
DE_BStGS-GNMN_Gm219
FR (1978) Nr.
FR203A
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_BStGS-GNMN_Gm219/

Provenance

Loan from the Wittelsbacher Ausgleichsfonds
BStGS, Inv. No. WAF 186

  • 1816 acquired from the painter Müller in Nördlingen for the collection of Count Oettingen-Wallerstein, register of deeds 1817/18, §CCXXIV
  • 1828 acquired for the collection of King Ludwig I. of Bavaria, I.W. 391
  • from 1829 displayed in Nuremberg, in the Moritz Chapel
  • 1882 GNM

[Löcher, Cat. Nuremberg 1997, 142]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Cat. Nuremberg 1997 142-143
AuthorKurt Löcher
TitleDie Gemälde des 16. Jahrhunderts. Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nürnberg
Place of PublicationOstfildern-Ruit
Year of Publication1997
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Tacke 1992 166-169 Fig. 105
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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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 110 No. 203A
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. Nuremberg 1959 No. 167
AuthorHerwarth Röttgen
EditorGermanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg
TitleAus der Frühzeit der evangelischen Kirche
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication1959
Show Literature
Cat. Nuremberg 1936/1937 42-43 Fig. 379
AuthorEberhard Lutze, Eberhard Wiegand
TitleKataloge des Germanischen Nationalmuseums zu Nürnberg. Die Gemälde des 13.-16. Jahrhunderts
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1937
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 61 No. 168 (mentioned)
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1932
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/friedlaender1932
Show Literature
Glaser 1923 234
AuthorCurt Glaser
TitleLukas Cranach
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1923
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/glaser1923
Show Literature
Grupp 1917 96
AuthorGeorg Grupp
TitleFürst Ludwig von Oettingen-Wallerstein als Museumsgründer
JournalJahrbuch Historischer Verein für Nördlingen und Umgebung
IssueJg. 6
Year of Publication1917
Pages71-109
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Cat. Nuremberg 1909 219
AuthorHeinz Braune
TitleKatalog der Gemälde-Sammlung des Germanischen Nationalmuseums in Nürnberg
Place of PublicationNuremberg
Year of Publication1909
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Cat. Nuremberg 1893 No. 265
AuthorAugust von Essenwein, Adolf Bayersdorfer, Franz von Reber
TitleKatalog der im germanischen Museum befindlichen Gemälde
Place of PublicationNuremberg
Year of Publication1893
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Cat. Nuremberg 1885 No. 240
AuthorAugust von Essenwein, Adolf Bayersdorfer, Franz von Reber
TitleKatalog der im germanischen Museum befindlichen Gemälde
Place of PublicationNuremberg
Year of Publication1885
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Cat. Nuremberg 1882 No. 235
AuthorAugust von Essenwein, Adolf Bayersdorfer, Franz von Reber
TitleKatalog der im germanischen Museum befindlichen Gemälde
Place of PublicationNuremberg
Year of Publication1882
Show Literature
Cat. Nuremberg 1878-1880 No. 126
AuthorAugust von Reber
TitleKatalog der Königliche Gemälde. Galerie in der St Moritz Kapelle
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication1880
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Schuchardt 1871 177-178 72
AuthorChristian Schuchardt
TitleLucas Cranach des Aeltern Leben und Werke. Dritter Theil
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1871
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/schuchardt1871bd3
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Parthey 1863-1864 700 (Bd. 1) No. 1
AuthorGustav Parthey
TitleDeutscher Bildersaal. Verzeichnis der in Deutschland vorhandenen Oelbilder verstorbener Maler aller Schulen
Volume1, 2
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1864
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Lotz 1863 339 No. 107
AuthorWilhelm Lotz
TitleKunst-Topographie Deutschlands. Ein Haus- und Reise-Handbuch für Künstler, Gelehrte und Freunde unserer alten Kunst
Volume1, 2
Place of PublicationKassel
Year of Publication1863
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Schuchardt 1851 C 105
AuthorChristian Schuchardt
TitleLucas Cranach des Aeltern Leben und Werke. Zweiter Theil
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1851
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/schuchardt1851bd2
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Cat. Nuremberg 1828-1846 No. 107
Authorn. a.
TitleDer Königliche Bildersaal aus der Alt- Ober- und Niederdeutschen Schule in der Moritzkapelle zu Nürnberg 1829-1846
Place of PublicationNuremberg
Year of Publication1846
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Waagen 1843 193
AuthorGustav Friedrich Waagen
TitleKunstwerke und Künstler im Erzgebirge und in Franken
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1843
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Cat. Coll. Oettingen-Wallerstein 1826 No. 263
Authorn. a.
TitleCatalogue de la Galerie de Wallerstein
Place of PublicationWallerstein
Year of Publication1826
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Cat. Coll. Oettingen-Wallerstein 1819 135 No. 15
Authorn. a.
TitleVerzeichniß der altdeutschen Gemaelde der Fürstlich Oettingen Wallersteinischen Bilder Gallerie in Wallerstein
Place of PublicationHarburg
Year of Publication1819
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  • David in the Wilderness of Ziph, about 1530

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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; pointed brush

Type/Ductus:

- freehand underdrawing

- thin lines, frequently very short

Function:

- relatively binding for the final painted version; delineating contours, describing the essential details of the faces and hands; no representation of volume

Deviations:

- only minor alterations made during the painting process to clearly define form

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- inconclusive

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2012]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

1997Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Identification of wood species / Dendrochronology
  • Infrared reflectography
  • Stereomicroscopy
  • detail
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  • detail

Support

- beech wood (Fagus sylvatica.)

- 3 planks, glued horizontally

- widths from the left: top 24.2, 9.2, 20.2 cm, bottom 24.5, 8.1, 21.1 cm

- 1.5 cm thick

- the knots were left in the wood

- joins were reinforceed on both sides with an application of tow

- the panel was trimmed slightly at the top and bottom

Reverse:

- the level of the panel differs along the joins, but was left untreated

- a white ground was applied and painted with a broad black band either side (left 10 cm, right 37 cm)

Ground and Imprimatura

- both the ground and paint was applied to the panel in a frame

- the edge of the ground and paint surface has been retained on all four sides

Underdrawing

- executed with a brush

- lines marking the contours and some drawing within the forms are visible

Paint Layers and Gilding

- Pentimenti: the right hand of the knight beside King David was originally further to the left

- very fine drying cracks are visible in all the painted areas where black was added

[Bartl, Cat. Nuremberg 1997, 142]

Condition Reports

Date1997

Support:

  • hairline cracks

  • old wood worm damage

  • the panel has been trimmed slightly at the top and bottom

Reverse:

  • there is a deep indentation on the right of the top plank

Painted surface:

  • the black edge was later repainted with a brown glaze

  • the paint layers are raised in the areas where the panel is covered with an application of tow, the edges of the paint flakes are abraded

  • there are losses in the paint and ground layers over the entire surface. These are more extensive along the splits and the rocky landscape in the foreground on the right and are probably related to the wood species

[Bartl, Cat. Nuremberg 1997, 142]

Conservation History

Date1959

as yet no information

[Bartl, Cat. Nuremburg 1997, 142]

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