Portrait of Caspar Eberhard

Portrait of Caspar Eberhard

Title

Portrait of Caspar Eberhard

[cda 2022]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[cda 2022]

A full-length portrait of Kaspar Eberhard, a German Lutheran theologian and senior pastor of Wittenberg parish church. Shown here standing in front of a niche against a greyish background and facing right. He is wearing a long, black gown with a brown fur lining and a white ruff. His hair

A full-length portrait of Kaspar Eberhard, a German Lutheran theologian and senior pastor of Wittenberg parish church. Shown here standing in front of a niche against a greyish background and facing right. He is wearing a long, black gown with a brown fur lining and a white ruff. His hair is brown and he has a beard. In his left hand he holds a book entitled 'Catechismus Lutheri // C.E.D.'

[cda 2022]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Younger and Workshop

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Younger and Workshop

[Harasimowicz Seyderhelm 2015, 24]

Production date
1576

Production date

1576

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of visible painted surface: 208.2 × 88.5 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of visible painted surface: 208.2 × 88.5 cm

  • [Heydenreich, cda 2021]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia at the bottom left: serpent with dropped wings, facing right and dated above '1576'; in black paint

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia at the bottom left: serpent with dropped wings, facing right and dated above '1576'; in black paint

Inscriptions and Labels

none

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

  • none

Owner
Evangelische Stadtkirche St. Marien, Wittenberg
Repository
Evangelische Stadtkirche St. Marien, Wittenberg
Location
Wittenberg
CDA ID
DE_ESKStMW_NONE-ESKStMW013
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_ESKStMW_NONE-ESKStMW013/

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Harasimowicz, Seyderhelm 2015 24 Fig. 4
EditorJan Harasimowicz, Bettina Seyderhelm
TitleCranachs Kirche. Begleitbuch zur Landesausstellung Sachsen-Anhalt Cranach der Jüngere 2015
Place of PublicationMarkkleeberg
Year of Publication2015
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Research History / Discussion

The portrait of Eberhardt hangs on the wall of the south gallery together with one of general superintendent Leyser.

[Harasimowicz, Seyderhelm 2015, 24]

  • Portrait of Caspar Eberhard, 1576

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Technical studies

Date2021

  • Infrared reflectography

Underdrawing

  • photographed by Ingo Sandner
  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich

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