The Pharoah's Hosts engulfed in the Red Sea

The Pharoah's Hosts engulfed in the Red Sea

Title

The Pharoah's Hosts engulfed in the Red Sea

[CDA 2010]

Painting on limewood (probably)

Medium

Painting on limewood (probably)

[Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, revised 2010]
[Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011, 139, No. 4558]

The Pharaoh and his men engulfed in the Red Sea are depicted on the right side of the painting. The Israelites and Moses, who is talking to the angel, are shown to the left in front of a zoomorphic cliff face.

[Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, revised 2010]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, revised 2010]
[Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011, 139, No. 4558]

Production date
1530

Production date

1530

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 83.2 x 118.8 x 0.5 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 83.2 x 118.8 x 0.5 cm

  • (the original support has been reinforced to a thickness of 1.9 cm)

  • [Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, revised 2010]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia on the rocks: winged serpent and dated '1530'

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia on the rocks: winged serpent and dated '1530'

  • [Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, revised 2010]

Inscriptions and Labels

Inventory label 1822: 1357
Inventory label 1856: 4558

[Martin Schawe, Alte Pinakothek Munich, 26.03.2010]

Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • Inventory label 1822: 1357

  • Inventory label 1856: 4558

  • [Martin Schawe, Alte Pinakothek Munich, 26.03.2010]

Owner
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Repository
Staatsgalerie im Schloss Johannisburg, Aschaffenburg
Location
Aschaffenburg
CDA ID
DE_BStGS_4558
FR (1978) Nr.
FR203
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_BStGS_4558/

Provenance

  • acquired from Schleißheim palace before 1637
    [Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011, 139, No. 4558]

Exhibitions

Munich 2005
Munich 2011, Cat. No. 13

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011 76-81, 139 Nos. 13, 4558 Figs. p. 77, 79-81
AuthorMartin Schawe
EditorBayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
TitleCranach in Bayern
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication2011
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Prinz von Hohenzollern 2006 48, 49 pp. 46, 57
EditorJohann Georg Prinz von Hohenzollern, Christiane Lange
TitleMythos und Naturgewalt Wasser. Cranach, C. D. Friedrich, Nolde, Beckmann...
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication2006
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Koepplin 2003 B 77
AuthorDieter Koepplin
TitleNeue Werke von Lukas Cranach und ein altes Bild einer polnischen Schlacht - von Hans Krell?
Place of PublicationBasel
Year of Publication2003
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Heydenreich 1998 A 184
AuthorGunnar Heydenreich
TitleHerstellung, Grundierung und Rahmung der Holzbildträger in den Werkstätten Lucas Cranachs d.Ä.
Publicationin Ingo Sandner, Wartburg-Stiftung Eisenach and Fachhochschule Köln, eds., Unsichtbare Meisterzeichnungen auf dem Malgrund. Cranach und seine Zeitgenossen, Exhib. Cat. Eisenach
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication1998
Pages181-200
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Vogelsang 1985 112
AuthorUlrike Vogelsang
TitleGemälderestaurierung im 19. Jahrhundert am Beispiel Andreas Eigner [Cologne, diss. 1983]
Place of Publication[Stuttgart]
Year of Publication1985
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 110 No. 203 Fig. 203
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 637
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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Cat. Munich 1957 26
EditorAlte Pinakothek, München, Ernst Buchner
TitleAlte Pinakothek München. Kurzes Verzeichnis der Bilder. Amtliche Ausgabe
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication1957
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Brion 1956 104
AuthorMarcel Brion
TitleThe Bible in Art. Miniatures, Paintings, Drawings and Sculptures inspired by the Old Testament
Place of PublicationLondon
Year of Publication1956
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Cat. Munich 1936 56
EditorÄltere Pinakothek
TitleKatalog der Älteren Pinakothek München. Amtliche Ausgabe
Volume18
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication1936
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 168
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
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Cat. Munich 1913 34 No. 1609
EditorKgl. Älteren Pinakothek
TitleKatalog der Kgl. Älteren Pinakothek. Amtliche Ausgabe
Place of Publication[Munich]
Issue12
Year of Publication1913
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Cat. Augsburg 1905 159
EditorGemälde-Galerie, Augsburg
TitleKatalog der K. Gemälde-Galerie in Augsburg. Amtliche II. Ausgabe
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication1905
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Cat. Augsburg 1899 159
EditorGemälde-Galerie, Augsburg
TitleKatalog der K. Gemälde-Galerie in Augsburg. Amtliche Ausgabe
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication1899
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Technical studies

06. 2012Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
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Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- fluid, black medium and brush

Type/Ductus:

- detailed and freehand underdrawing

- predominantly thin lines

Function:

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

Deviations:

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

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2013]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

31.07.2007Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
  • Stereomicroscopy
  • irr

Support

- appears to be limewood (Tilia sp.)

- at least six horizontal planks

- thinned to thickness of 0.5 cm and reinforced

- the rebate has been preserved on the left and right edge of the painting

- the panel has been trimmed at the top and bottom

Ground and Imprimatura

- white

- no analysis carried out

- on the left and right side the barbe has been preserved

- an imprimatur could not be identified

Underdrawing

- a distinctive underdrawing with a brush is visible in the infrared reflectogram

- no striking Pentimenti

[IRR, Doerner Institut, Lars Raffelt, 2006]

Paint Layers and Gilding

- the sequence of the paint layers and the material was not examined

- the painted surface has been partially trimmed at the top and bottom but is complete on either side

Framing

- the frame is new

- the dimension have not been recorded

  • photographed by Lars Raffelt
  • written by Martin Schawe
  • written by Poll-Frommel

2004Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
  • irr

Underdrawing

- a distinctive underdrawing with a brush is visible in the infrared reflectograph

- no striking Pentimenti

Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- fluid, black medium and brush

Type/Ductus:

- detailed and freehand underdrawing

- predominantly thin lines

Function:

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

Deviations:

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

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2013]

  • photographed by Lars Raffelt

Condition Reports

Date17.12.2010

  • the panel has a distinctive concave warp in the horizontal direction, as much as 1.2 cm at the apex

  • the paint layers are in good condition

  • the panel received a new varnish during restoration treatment in 2005

[Martin Schawe, Alte Pinakothek Munich, 26.03.2010]

  • written by Martin Schawe

Conservation History

Date2005

  • comprehensive restoration treatment: varnish removal, replacement of old fills and retouching

[Martin Schawe, Alte Pinakothek Munich, 17.12.2010]

Date1899

  • old cradle replaced

  • disturbing overpaint removed

  • open joins reglued

[Martin Schawe, Alte Pinakothek Munich, 17.12.2010]

Date1862

  • no written report

[Martin Schawe, Alte Pinakothek Munich, 17.12.2010]

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