Portrait of a Lady

Title

Portrait of a Lady

[Cat. Merseburg 2006, 41]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Cat. Merseburg 2006, 41]

Knee-length portrait of a woman in courtly dress against a black background. Her hair is gathered together under a bonnet decorated with pearls, her hands are crossed in front of her stomach.

[Görres, cda 2015]

Attribution: Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Cat. Merseburg 2006, 41]

Production date: about 1525

Production date

about 1525

[Cat. Merseburg 2006, 41]

Dimensions: Dimensions of support:

Dimensions

Dimensions of support:

Signature / Dating: Artist's insignia bottom right: winged serpent

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia bottom right: winged serpent
[cda 2015]

Inscriptions and Labels

top right: 'Die Durchlauchtigste Fürstin und Frau Agnes || verwittveten hertzogin zu Sachssen gebohrne Landgräfin zu || heßenn Nata …

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

- top right:
'Die Durchlauchtigste Fürstin und Frau Agnes || verwittveten hertzogin zu Sachssen gebohrne Landgräfin zu || heßenn Nata denzi Maij 1529. Vermählet daß Ite mahl mit || Churfürst Moritzen zu Sachßen 1541. daß 2te mahl vermählt d || 26 May 1555, mit hertzog Johann Friedrichen den andern zu Sach- || ßen de Nata den 4 Novemb: 1555 Aetatis 26 Jahr, 5 monat, 4 tage.'
[Görres, cda 2015]

Owner: Vereinigte Domstifter zu Merseburg und Naumburg und des Kollegiatstifts Zeitz
Repository: Domstift Merseburg
Location: Merseburg

CDA ID: DE_DSM_NONE-DSM003
FR (1978) Nr.: FR-none
Persistent Link: https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_DSM_NONE-DSM003/

Literature

Reference on page

Catalogue Number

Figure / Plate

Cat. Merseburg 2006

Author	Holger Kunde, Markus Hörsch
Editor	Vereinigte Domstifter zu Merseburg und Naumburg und des Kollegiatstifts Zeitz
Title	Das Merseburger Kapitelhaus. Domschatz, Domstiftarchiv und Domstiftsbibliothek
Series	Kleine Schriften der Vereinigten Domstifter zu Merseburg und Naumburg und des Kollegiatenstifts Zeitz
Volume	4
Place of Publication	Petersberg
Year of Publication	2006

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Portrait of a Lady, about 1525

Images

Technical studies

27.11.2016Technical examination / Scientific analysis

X-radiography

03. 2015Technical examination / Scientific analysis

Infrared reflectography

Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

- an underdrawing is not readily visible

[Sandner, Smith-Contini, Heydenreich, cda 2015]

photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
photographed by Ingo Sandner

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