Venus

Venus

Title

Venus

[Cat. Braunschweig 1976, 15] [Cat. Braunschweig 1969, 47, No. 26]

Painting on beech wood

Medium

Painting on beech wood

[Cat. Braunschweig 1976, 15]
[Cat. Braunschweig 1969, 47, No. 26]

The goddess stands on a narrow strip of ground against a dark background wearing only a broad-rimmed hat, jewellery and a transparent veil. The veil wafts to one side like her long curls.

[Görres, cda 2012]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Cat. Braunschweig 1969, 47, No. 26]

Production dates
about 1530
about 1527

Production dates

about 1530

[Cat. Braunschweig 1969, 47, No. 26] [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1978, No. 243]

about 1527

[Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974, No. 575]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 41 x 26.5 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 41 x 26.5 cm

  • [Cat. Braunschweig 1976, 15]

  • [Cat. Braunschweig 1969, 47, No. 26]

Signature / Dating

None

Inscriptions and Labels

Verso on the cradle:
Upper area stamped on the cradle:
'Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum 26'

Centre bottom area: Printed paper …

Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • Verso on the cradle:

  • Upper area stamped on the cradle:

  • 'Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum 26'

  • Centre bottom area: Printed paper with handwritten information:

  • 'Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum

  • Braunschweig 1986

  • Inv. Nr. 26

  • Künstler Cranach

  • d. Ä.

  • Titel Venus

  • Maße 41 x 26,5 cm'

Owner
Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, Braunschweig
Repository
Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, Braunschweig
Location
Braunschweig
CDA ID
DE_HAUMB_GG26
FR (1978) Nr.
FR243
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_HAUMB_GG26/

Provenance

  • first recorded in the inventory from 1789-1803 of the Salzdahlumer Galerie

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1978, No. 243]

Exhibitions

Basel 1974, No. 575

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Werner 2007 109 (fn. 39, 40)
AuthorElke Anna Werner
TitleDie Schleier der Venus. Zu einer Metapher des Sehens bei Lucas Cranach d. Ä.
Publicationin Bodo Brinkmann, ed., Cranach der Ältere, Exhib. Cat. Frankfurt
Place of PublicationOstfildern
Year of Publication2007
Pages99-109
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1978 243
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
TitleThe Paintings of Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationNew York
Year of Publication1978
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Cat. Braunschweig 1976 15 26
AuthorSabine Jacob, Rüdiger Klessmann
TitleVerzeichnis der Gemälde vor 1800. Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum Braunschweig
Place of PublicationBraunschweig
Year of Publication1976
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Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974/1976 659-660 575
AuthorDieter Koepplin, Tilman Falk
TitleLukas Cranach. Gemälde, Zeichnungen und Druckgraphik
Volume1, 2
Place of PublicationBasel, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1974
Link http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-diglit-104522
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Cat. Braunschweig 1969 47 26
Authorn. a.
TitleHerzog Anton Ulrich-Museum Braunschweig. Verzeichnis der Gemälde
Place of PublicationBraunschweig
Year of Publication1969
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 201
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1932
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/friedlaender1932
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Cat. Braunschweig 1900
AuthorHerman Riegel
TitleHerzogliches Museum Braunschweig. Beschreibendes und kritisches Verzeichnis der Gemälde-Sammlung
Place of PublicationBraunschweig
Year of Publication1900
Link https://leopard.tu-braunschweig.de/receive/dbbs_mods_00023360
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Research History / Discussion

According to Cat. Karlsruhe 1969, 47, No. 26 there was originally a figure of Cupid on the left side, which due to its damaged state was overpainted with black in 1873.

[Görres, cda 2012]

  • Venus, about 1530

Images

Compare images
  • overall
  • reverse
  • irr
  • x_radiograph
  • x_radiograph

Technical studies

03. 2013Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
  • irr

Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

- an underdrawing is not readily visible

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich revised 2014]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner
  • X-radiography
  • x_radiograph
  • x_radiograph

Conservation History

Date1873 -

  • the Cupid formerly on the left side was so badly damaged, that it was overpainted in black during the restoration campaign in 1873.

[Cat. Braunschweig 1969, 47, No. 26]

  • conservation treatment by Unbekannt

Citing from the Cranach Digital Archive

Entry with author
<author's name>, 'Venus', <title of document, data entry or image>. [<Date of document or image>], in: Cranach Digital Archive, https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_HAUMB_GG26/ (Accessed {{dateAccessed}})
Entry with no author
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