Epitaph for Baratholomäus Vogel the Elder: Family Portrait

Title

[cda 2019]

Painting on hardwood

Medium

Painting on hardwood

[Harasimowicz in: Harasimowicz, Seyderhelm 2015, 191]

The small picture, showing a family consisting of a married couple and five children - one son and four daughters - kneeling in an enclosed space, is part of an epitaph for Bartholomäus Vogel the Elder and his second wife, Barbara, nee. Stele. The Epitaph originally had numerous component parts. [According to Balthasar Mentz] the family portrait was located beneath a larger panel, depicting the resurrection of the dead as seen in a vision by the prophet Ezekiel. There was also a small panel showing the risen Christ in the finial.

[Harasimowicz in: Harasimowicz, Seyderhelm 2015, 191]

Attribution: Lucas Cranach the Younger

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Younger

[Harasimowicz in: Harasimowicz, Seyderhelm 2015, 191]

Production date: about 1569

Production date

about 1569

[Harasimowicz in: Harasimowicz, Seyderhelm 2015, 191]

Dimensions: Dimensions of support: 52.5 x 160.5 x 2.5 cm

Dimensions

Dimensions of support: 52.5 x 160.5 x 2.5 cm
Dimensions including frame: 67.5 x 174.2 x 2.5 cm
[Harasimowicz in: Harasimowicz, Seyderhelm 2015, 191]

Signature / Dating: none

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

CDA ID: DE_ESKStMW_NONE-ESKStMW007
FR (1978) Nr.: FR-none
Persistent Link: https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_ESKStMW_NONE-ESKStMW007/

Provenance

The small picture [...] is part of an epitaph for Bartholomäus Vogel the Elder and his second wife, Barbara, nee. Stele. It originally consisted of numerous component parts.
[Harasimowicz in: Harasimowicz, Seyderhelm 2015, 191]

Literature

Reference on page

Catalogue Number

Figure / Plate

Harasimowicz, Seyderhelm 2015

191-196

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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Research History / Discussion

Bartholomäus Vogel the Elder (1504-1569) was a publisher and a bookseller. He was one of Luther’s publishers and from 1534 held the rights to publish the German version of the bible. As a well respected citizen he was repeated elected a town councilor.

[Harasimowicz in: Harasimowicz, Seyderhelm 2015, 191]

Epitaph for Baratholomäus Vogel the Elder: Family Portrait, about 1569

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