Christ as the Man of Sorrows

Christ as the Man of Sorrows

Title

Christ as the Man of Sorrows

[cda 2022]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[cda 2022]

Painting on walnut wood

[Cat. Bremen 2005, 143-147]

Christ, depicted as the Man of Sorrows, stands as a full-length figure on stony ground, wearing only a loincloth. He appears hunched together, holding the instruments of his martyrdom with crossed hands close to his chest. A crown of thorns has been placed on his head, which is inclined to

Christ, depicted as the Man of Sorrows, stands as a full-length figure on stony ground, wearing only a loincloth. He appears hunched together, holding the instruments of his martyrdom with crossed hands close to his chest. A crown of thorns has been placed on his head, which is inclined to the right. His body displays the wounds inflicted on him and is framed by a gloriole containing angels’ heads and putti.

[cda 2022]

Attributions
Lucas Cranach the Elder and workshop
Lucas Cranach the Younger

Attributions

Lucas Cranach the Elder and workshop

[Cat. Bremen 2005, 143-147]

Lucas Cranach the Younger

Could also be by L. Cranach the Younger [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, 381L, 147]

Production date
after 1537

Production date

after 1537

[Cat. Bremen 2005, 143-147]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 170 × 110.5 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 170 × 110.5 cm

  • [Cat. Bremen 2005, 143-147]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia, lower half at the centre: serpent with dropped wings

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia, lower half at the centre: serpent with dropped wings

Owner
Dommuseum Bremen
Repository
Dommuseum Bremen
Location
Bremen
CDA ID
DE_DMB_495
FR (1978) Nr.
FR381L
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_DMB_495/

Provenance

  • 1825 donated by Senator Dr. Gottlieb F. C. Horn
  • 1903 - 1995 on loan to the Kunsthalle Bremen
    [Cat. Bremen 2005, 143-147]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Cat. Bremen 2005 143-147
AuthorIngrid Weibezahn
EditorDetlev G. Gross
TitleSchätze aus dem St. Petri Dom. Ein Führer durch die Sammlung des Bremer Dom-Museums
Place of PublicationBremen
Year of Publication2005
Show Literature
Exhib. Cat. Leipzig 1997 50f.
AuthorHerwig Guratzsch, Gisela Goldberg
TitleVergessene altdeutsche Gemälde. 1815 auf dem Dachboden der Leipziger Nikolaikirche gefunden
Place of PublicationHeidelberg
Year of Publication1997
Show Literature
Cat. Bremen 1990 107
AuthorCorinna Höper
TitleKatalog der Gemälde des 14. bis 18. Jahrhunderts in der Kunsthalle Bremen
Place of PublicationBremen
Year of Publication1990
Show Literature
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 381L
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
Show Literature
Lamotte 1995 11-12
AuthorHans Henry Lamotte
Title"Zum Raum wird hier die Zeit" - Gedanken zum Bild des Lucas Cranach d.Ä. "Der Schmerzensmann".
JournalDomnachrichten
Issue4/1995
Year of Publication1955
Show Literature
Waldmann 1909 C
AuthorEmil Waldmann
TitleEin lebensgroßer Schmerzensmann von L. Cranach in der Kunsthalle zu Bremen
JournalZeitschrift für bildende Kunst
IssueN.F. 20=44.1909
Year of Publication1909
Pages109-111
Show Literature
  • Christ as the Man of Sorrows, after 1537

Images

Compare images
  • overall
  • overall

Citing from the Cranach Digital Archive

Entry with author
<author's name>, 'Christ as the Man of Sorrows', <title of document, data entry or image>. [<Date of document or image>], in: Cranach Digital Archive, https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_DMB_495/ (Accessed {{dateAccessed}})
Entry with no author
'Christ as the Man of Sorrows', <title of document, data entry or image>. [<Date of document, entry or image>], in: Cranach Digital Archive, https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_DMB_495/ (Accessed {{dateAccessed}})

Help us to improve the Cranach Digital Archive.

Please contact us, if you have noticed a mistake.