Gabriel of Eyb, Bishop of Eichstätt, with Sts Wilibald and Walburga

Gabriel of Eyb, Bishop of Eichstätt, with Sts Wilibald and Walburga

Painting on limewood (Tilia sp.)

Medium

Painting on limewood (Tilia sp.)

[Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, revised 2011]
[Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011, 144, no. L1550]
[Exhib. Cat. Berlin 1937, no. 37]

The bishop is depicted standing on the left side of the painting wearing a simple white robe. His hands are raised in prayer. On his left is St Willibald clothed in bishop's vestments with a staff and a book and St Walburga in prayer dressed as a nun.

In the

The bishop is depicted standing on the left side of the painting wearing a simple white robe. His hands are raised in prayer. On his left is St Willibald clothed in bishop's vestments with a staff and a book and St Walburga in prayer dressed as a nun.

In the background an interior with a column and a curtain (held by an angel) is inferred.

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, revised 2011]
[Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011, 144, no. L1550] [Exhib. Cat. Berlin 1937, no. 37]

Production date
1520

Production date

1520

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 96.5 x 75 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 96.5 x 75 cm

  • [Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, revised 2011]

  • [Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011, 144, No. L1550]

Signature / Dating

Dated top left: 'MDXX'

Signature / Dating

  • Dated top left: 'MDXX'

  • [Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, revised 2011]

Owner
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Repository
Staatsgalerie in der Neuen Residenz Bamberg
Location
Bamberg
CDA ID
DE_BStGS_L1550
FR (1978) Nr.
FR133
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_BStGS_L1550/

Provenance

  • formerly in the Heunisch Collection
    [Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011, 144, No. L1550]
  • since 1976 on loan from the city of Bamberg
    [Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, revised 2011]
    [Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011, 144, No. L1550]

Exhibitions

Berlin 1937, no. 37
Kronach 1994, No. 151 1a

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011 144 No. L1550
AuthorMartin Schawe
EditorBayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
TitleCranach in Bayern
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication2011
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Exhib. Cat. Kronach 1994 329, 330 151 1a
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
Show Literature
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 97 No. 133 Fig. 133
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
Show Literature
Exhib. Cat. Berlin 1937 22 037 Pl. 39
EditorStaatliche Museen, Berlin
TitleLucas Cranach d. Ä. und Lucas Cranach d. J. Gemälde, Zeichnungen, Graphik
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1937
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Technical studies

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Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- fluid, black medium and brush

Type/Ductus:

- freehand underdrawing

- thin to slightly broader lines

Function:

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

Deviations:

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

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- workshop of Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2013]

  • photographed by BStGS Doerner Institut

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