Reformation altarpiece [Predella]: The Saved and the Damned (verso)

Title

[cda 2019]

Painting on hardwood

Medium

Painting on hardwood

[Zdunczyk, in: Harasimowicz, Seyderhelm 2015, 75]

The dead who are resurrected from the ashes of the Earth to eternal life are shown on the left. Their hands are folded in prayer and they direct their gaze towards the Risen Christ [...]. The souls that were excluded by the angels on judgment day from the group of righteous and damned instead to wailing and gnashing of teeth are shown on the right. This gloomy side of the painting is pervaded by the fire of Hell. Among the damned a godless monk can be identified by his tonsure.

[Zdunczyk, in: Harasimowicz, Seyderhelm 2015, 79]

Attributions: Lucas Cranach der Ältere
Lucas Cranach the Younger and Workshop

Attributions

Lucas Cranach der Ältere	and Lucas Cranach the Younger and workshop [Zdunczyk, in: Harasimowicz, Seyderhelm 2015, 75]
Lucas Cranach the Younger and Workshop	... and Lucas Cranach the Elder [Zdunczyk, in: Harasimowicz, Seyderhelm 2015, 75]

Production date: 1547 - 1548

Production date

1547 - 1548

[Zdunczyk, in: Harasimowicz, Seyderhelm 2015, 75]

Dimensions: Dimensions of support: 104 x 233 x 1.8 cm

Dimensions

Dimensions of support: 104 x 233 x 1.8 cm
Dimensions of the entire altarpiece: 447 x 562 cm
[Zdunczyk, in: Harasimowicz, Seyderhelm 2015, 75]

Signature / Dating: None

Owner: Evangelische Stadtkirche St. Marien, Wittenberg
Repository: Evangelische Stadtkirche St. Marien, Wittenberg
Location: Wittenberg

CDA ID: DE_ESKStMW_NONE-ESKStMW001e
FR (1978) Nr.: FR-none
Persistent Link: https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_ESKStMW_NONE-ESKStMW001e/

Connected Works

Provenance

begun in 1547, installed in the church in 1548
[Zdunczyk, in: Harasimowicz, Seyderhelm 2015, 75, 76]

Literature

Reference on page

Catalogue Number

Figure / Plate

Harasimowicz, Seyderhelm 2015

75-100

Editor	Jan Harasimowicz, Bettina Seyderhelm
Title	Cranachs Kirche. Begleitbuch zur Landesausstellung Sachsen-Anhalt Cranach der Jüngere 2015
Place of Publication	Markkleeberg
Year of Publication	2015

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Reformation altarpiece [Predella]: The Saved and the Damned (verso), 1547 - 1548

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Conservation History

Date1928

In 1928 the Pozzi frame was removed, the separated panels were reunited and a new frame was made. The following inscription was incorporated in a decorative element on the front of the frame 'Einen andern Grund kann niemand legen / außer dem, der gelegt ist, welcher ist / JESUS CHRISTUS'., and on the reverse of the frame the following inscription was added: 'Diese, von Lukas Cranach d. Ä. / gemalten Altarbilder wurden i. J. 1546 fertig / und i. J. 1928 neu gefaßt.' The new frame covered the paintied image to a small extent, e. g. the figure of a young woman listening to Luther preach.

Zdunczyk, in: [Harasimowicz, Seyderhelm 2015, 96]

Date1811 - 1812

A new architectural frame was designed for the altarpiece in gothic style by Carlo Ignazio Pozzi (1766-1842) while renovstion work was been carried out in the church between 1811/12. At this time the back of the altarpiece was walled up.

Zdunczyk, in: [Harasimowicz, Seyderhelm 2015, 95]

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