Johann, Duke of Saxony

Johann, Duke of Saxony

Title

Johann, Duke of Saxony

[Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011, 133]

Painting on limewood

Medium

Painting on limewood

[Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011, 133]

Half-length portrait of Johann, Duke of Saxony (1498-1537), facing right, against a bright background.

[cda 2015]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Younger

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Younger

[Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011, 133]

Production date
about 1530 - 1539

Production date

about 1530 - 1539

"1530er Jahre"
[Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011, 133]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 54.5 x 44.9 cm (trimmed along the bottom edge)

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 54.5 x 44.9 cm (trimmed along the bottom edge)

  • [Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011, 133]

Owner
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Repository
Staatsgalerie im Schloss Johannisburg, Aschaffenburg
Location
Aschaffenburg
CDA ID
DE_BStGS_13177
FR (1978) Nr.
FR424C
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_BStGS_13177/

Provenance

  • Fleischmann, Munich 1931 (art market, Germany) [1]
  • Theodor Fischer, Lucerne (exchanged for confiscated paintings from the ERR), 25.02.1941 (art market, Switzerland)[1]
  • whereabouts after 1945; Bavaria, Bay. Staatsgemäldesammlungen: 13177[1]
  • 1961 transferred from State property

[1]Göring Collection: DHM database:
http://www.dhm.de/datenbank/goering/dhm_goering.php?seite=5&fld_0=RMG00495

[Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011, 133]

  • at an unknown date in France
  • 1927 Goudstikker Collection, Amsterdam
  • 1928 at the auction house Julius Böhler, Munich
    See also the entry in the Lost Art-Database, Stiftung Deutsches Zentrum für Kulturgutverluste: Lost Art-ID 391062; http://www.lostart.de/DE/Fund/391062 (accessed 17 Dec. 2019).

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011 133
AuthorMartin Schawe
EditorBayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
TitleCranach in Bayern
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication2011
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Exhib. Cat. Aschaffenburg 2007 289 No. 29 Fig. 288
EditorGerhard Ermischer, Andreas Tacke
TitleCranach im Exil. Aschaffenburg um 1540. Zuflucht - Schatzkammer - Residenz. Ausstellungskatalog Schloss Johannisburg und Kunsthalle Jesuitenkirche
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication2007
Show Literature
Von zur Mühlen 2004 No. 26
AuthorIlse Von zur Mühlen
TitleDie Kunstsammlung Herman Görings. Ein Provenienzbericht der Bayerischen Staatsgemäldesammlungen. Mit einem Beiträg von Albert A. Feiber
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication2004
Show Literature
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 No. 425C
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
Show Literature
Cat. Aschaffenburg 1975 47-48
Authorn. a.
TitleBayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, Galerie Aschaffenburg. Katalog
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication1975
Show Literature
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Technical studies

06. 2012Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
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Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- dry drawing material, dark chalk

Type/Ductus:

- freehand underdrawing combined with traced lines

- delicate, fine lines

Function:

- binding for the final painted version; lines delineate contours and describe the facial features; no representation of volume

Deviations:

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

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- Lucas Cranach the Younger?

Comments:

- possibly transferred from a preparatory drawing

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2012]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

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