Man of Sorrows flanked by the Virgin and St John

Man of Sorrows flanked by the Virgin and St John

Painting on limewood

Medium

Painting on limewood

[Cat. Hamburg 2007, No. 708]

'Christ as the Man of Sorrows with wounds and wearing a crown of thorns sits against a neutral background on a balustade. Behind him stand the Virgin in mourning and St John in a red robe.'

[G. Walczak, Cat. Hamburg 2007 A, no. 708]

Attributions
Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Younger

Attributions

Lucas Cranach the Elder

["Ein gewisser Anteil der Werkstatt und damit auch des jüngeren Cranach ist allerdings nicht auszuschließen.", Cat. Hamburg 2007 A, no. 708]

Lucas Cranach the Younger

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 384]

Dating
about 1540

Dating

about 1540

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 384]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 56.5 x 76.5 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 56.5 x 76.5 cm

  • [Cat. Hamburg 2007 A, no. 708]

  • Dimensions of support: 56.4 x 76.7 x 0.5-0.6 cm

  • [Heydenreich, cda 2012]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia bottom right: winged serpent with dropped wings

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia bottom right: winged serpent with dropped wings

Owner
Hamburger Kunsthalle
Repository
Hamburger Kunsthalle
Location
Hamburg
CDA ID
DE_HKH_HK-708
FR (1978) Nr.
FR384
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_HKH_HK-708/

Provenance

- the collection of Baron von Schenck, Burg Flechtlingen near Magdeburg (before 1932)
- the collection of Hugo Oelze, Amsterdam 1942/43; acquired from there in 1943

[Cat. Hamburg 2007, No. 708]

Exhibitions

Hamburg 1983, No. 99

[Cat. Hamburg 2007, No. 708]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Cat. Hamburg 2007 A 708
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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Zinke 1986 26, Fn. 15
AuthorDetlef Zinke
TitleImitatio Christi: Ein Fingerzeig bei Cranach
JournalPantheon
Issue44
Year of Publication1986
Pages23-27
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 384
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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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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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 309B
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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  • Man of Sorrows flanked by the Virgin and St John, about 1540

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Technical studies

08. 2012Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
  • irr

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:

- minor alterations made during the painting process to clearly define form

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- not possible, workshop?

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2013]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

Condition Reports

Date2007

- horizontal split in the upper half of the panel

[Cat. Hamburg 2007, No. 708]

Conservation History

Date1950

- no information available

  • conservation treatment by Unknown

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