Johann the Steadfast, Elector of Saxony [central panel of the triptych]
Titles
Johann the Steadfast, Elector of Saxony [central panel of the triptych]
[Cat. Hamburg 2007, No. 606]
The three Electors of Saxony: Johann the Steadfast [central panel of the triptych]
[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 338]
Painting on beech wood
Medium
Painting on beech wood
[Cat. Hamburg 2007, No. 606] [Klein, Report 1992]
The central panel of the triptych depicts a half-length portrait of Johann the Steadfast in front of an expansive landscape. The landscape extends across all three panels. The elector wears a fur-trimmed black cloak, a black beret and has a beard. He is turned to the right, and has a
The central panel of the triptych depicts a half-length portrait of Johann the Steadfast in front of an expansive landscape. The landscape extends across all three panels. The elector wears a fur-trimmed black cloak, a black beret and has a beard. He is turned to the right, and has a ring on the index finger of the right hand. There is a text-block in the lower third of the painting, which acts as a balustrade for the elector.
Von Gotha in die Ganze Welt. Die Fürstenserie des Monogrammisten IS
Publication
in Klaus Weschenfelder, ed., Cranach in Coburg. Gemälde von Lucas Cranach d.Ä., Lucas Cranach d.J., der Werkstatt und des Umkreises in den Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg
in Julia Carrasco, Justus Lange, Benjamin D. Spira, Timo Trümper, Stiftung Schloss Friedenstein Gotha and Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel, eds., Bild und Botschaft. Cranach im Dienst von Hof und Reformation, [Exhib. Cat. Gotha, Kassel]
Die Verwendung von Lochpausen bei der Anfertigung der Fürstenportraits durch Lucas Cranach den Älteren
Publication
in Ingo Sandner, Wartburg-Stiftung Eisenach and Fachhochschule Köln, ed., Unsichtbare Meisterzeichnungen auf dem Malgrund. Cranach und seine Zeitgenossen, Exhib. Cat. Eisenach
Martin Luther und die Reformation in Deutschland. Ausstellung zum 500. Geburtstag Martin Luthers [Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nürnberg, 25.06 – 25.09.1983]
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