St George on Horseback

St George on Horseback

Title

St George on Horseback

[Cat. Hamburg 2007, no. 298]

Painting on limewood

Medium

Painting on limewood

[Cat. Hamburg 2007, no. 298]

'On a white horse with an ornate bridle the armed saint leaps to the right and pierces the dragon beneath him with a lance. In the middle-distance on the right is the princess with a lamb, on the left is a group with St Georg and the princess leaving the

'On a white horse with an ornate bridle the armed saint leaps to the right and pierces the dragon beneath him with a lance. In the middle-distance on the right is the princess with a lamb, on the left is a group with St Georg and the princess leaving the scene after the dragon's defeat. In the background there are towering cliffs and buildings in the distance.'

[G. Walczak, Cat. Hamburg 2007, no. 298]

Attributions
Master of the Döbeln Altarpiece
Circle of Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Master of the Döbeln Altarpiece

[cda 2012]
[Cat. Hamburg 1915, 10] [Sandner 1993, 101, 140] [1]
[1] [Cat. Hamburg 2007, no. 298]

Circle of Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Cat. Hamburg 1966, no. 298] [1]
[1] [Cat. Hamburg 2007, no. 298]

Production date
about 1511 - 1513

Production date

about 1511 - 1513

[Sandner 1993, 146]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 60.5 x 40.5 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 60.5 x 40.5 cm

  • [Cat. Hamburg 2007, no. 298]

Signature / Dating

None

Owner
Hamburger Kunsthalle
Repository
Hamburger Kunsthalle
Location
Hamburg
CDA ID
DE_HKH_HK-298
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_HKH_HK-298/

Provenance

  • bequest of G. J. Cords 1914

[Cat. Hamburg 2007, no. 298]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Kristahn 2016 85, 243, 244, 249, 252, 294, 303, 309, 387 A 56 p. 428
AuthorCosima-Kristina Kristahn
TitleVon Sante Georgio einem rittere: eine Studie zum hl. Georg in der deutschen Bildkunst von 1450 bis um 1530 und den thematischen Kontexten
Place of PublicationHalle
Year of Publication2016
Link https://digital.bibliothek.uni-halle.de/urn/urn:nbn:de:gbv:3:4-19893
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Cat. Hamburg 2007 298
AuthorMartina Sitt, Gerrit Walczak
TitleDie Sammlungen der Hamburger Kunsthalle. Die deutschen, englischen, französischen, italienischen und spanischen Gemälde 1350-1800
Place of PublicationHamburg
Year of Publication2007
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Sandner 1993 101, 140 p. 139
AuthorIngo Sandner
TitleSpätgotische Tafelmalerei in Sachsen
Place of PublicationDresden, Basel
Year of Publication1993
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Cat. Hamburg 1966 45
Authorn. a.
TitleKatalog der Alten Meister der Hamburger Kunsthalle
Place of PublicationHamburg
IssueFifth edition
Year of Publication1966
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Cat. Hamburg 1956 43
Authorn. a.
TitleKatalog der Alten Meister der Hamburger Kunsthalle
Place of PublicationHamburg
IssueFourth edition
Year of Publication1956
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Cat. Hamburg 1930 30
Authorn. a.
TitleKunsthalle zu Hamburg. Katalog der Alten Meister
Place of PublicationHamburg
IssueThird edition
Year of Publication1930
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Pauli 1925 10
AuthorGustav Pauli
TitleDie Kunsthalle zu Hamburg 1914-1924
Place of PublicationHamburg
Year of Publication1925
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Cat. Hamburg 1921 31
AuthorGustav Pauli
TitleKunsthalle zu Hamburg. Katalog der Alten Meister
Place of PublicationHamburg
IssueSecond edition
Year of Publication1921
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Pauli 1920 36 22
AuthorGustav Pauli
TitleDie Sammlung alter Meister in der Hamburger Kunsthalle
JournalZeitschrift für bildende Kunst
IssueN.F. 31=55.1920
Year of Publication1920
Pages21-30
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Cat. Hamburg 1918 31
Authorn. a.
TitleKunsthalle zu Hamburg. Katalog der Alten Meister
Place of PublicationHamburg
Year of Publication1918
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Jahresbericht Hamburg 1914 10 1
Authorn. a.
TitleJahresbericht der Kunsthalle Hamburg für 1914
Place of PublicationHamburg
Year of Publication1915
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  • St George on Horseback, about 1511 - 1513

Images

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Technical studies

08. 2012Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
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Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- fluid, black medium and brush

Type/Ductus:

- freehand underdrawing

- thin lines

Function:

- relatively binding for the final painted version; lines delineate contours and describe essential details; no representation of volume

Deviations:

- alterations made during the painting process to clearly define form; changes (the horses’ legs in the foreground, the mountains in the background)

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- workshop or independent former pupil (former workshop member) (Master of the Döbeln Highaltar, Valentin Elner)

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2013]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

Conservation History

Date1915 -

  • numerous vertical splits were treated because of woodworm damage

[Cat. Hamburg 2007, No. 298]

  • conservation treatment by Unknown

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