Martin Luther

Martin Luther

Title

Martin Luther

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 314-315A]

Painting on beech

Medium

Painting on beech

[Exhib. Cat. Dresden 1899, no. 58]

Martin Luther is depicted wearing a black gown against a blue background. The pendant portrays Philipp Melanchthon. Compared with older versions produced by Cranach this version of Luther exhibits modified details like the tilted beret and the double curl above the ear, which comply with the portraits of 1532 and

Martin Luther is depicted wearing a black gown against a blue background. The pendant portrays Philipp Melanchthon. Compared with older versions produced by Cranach this version of Luther exhibits modified details like the tilted beret and the double curl above the ear, which comply with the portraits of 1532 and 1533. These were produced in large quantities and were - unlike this example - for the most part small in format.

[cda 2023]

Attributions
Lucas Cranach the Elder and workshop
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Lucas Cranach the Elder and workshop

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 314-315A]

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

or Cranach the Young [Flechsig 1900 A, 263]; or Cranach the Elder [Exhib. Cat. Dresden 1899, no. 58]

Lucas Cranach the Younger

or workshop [Flechsig 1900 A, 263]

Lucas Cranach the Elder

or workshop [Exhib. Cat. Dresden 1899, no. 58]

Production date
1532

Production date

1532

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 52.5 x 37 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 52.5 x 37 cm

  • [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 314-315A]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia above the sitter's right shoulder: winged serpent with elevated wings, dated above '1532'

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia above the sitter's right shoulder: winged serpent with elevated wings, dated above '1532'

Owner
Historisches Museum Frankfurt a.M.
Repository
Historisches Museum Frankfurt a.M.
Location
Frankfurt am Main
CDA ID
DE_HMF_B211
FR (1978) Nr.
FR314-315A
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_HMF_B211/

Connected Works

Philipp Melanchthon
  • Philipp Melanchthon, 1532
  • DE_HMF_B759
  • Painting
  • Historisches Museum Frankfurt a.M.

Provenance

  • J. E. u. F. Völcker (1681)
  • auctioned in Frankfurt a. M., 12.09.1821
  • 1880 acquired for the Historisches Museum Frankfurt (HMF)
    [handwritten on the reverse of a photograph; Koepplin Archive]

Exhibitions

Dresden 1899, no. 58

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 314-315A
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1978 314-315A
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
TitleThe Paintings of Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationNew York
Year of Publication1978
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 75 252a
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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Flechsig 1900 A 262, 263
AuthorEduard Flechsig
TitleCranachstudien
Volume1
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1900
Link page/n5/mode/2up
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Exhib. Cat. Dresden 1899 058
EditorKarl Woermann
TitleDeutsche Kunstausstellung Dresden 1899. Abteilung Cranach-Ausstellung. Wissenschaftliches Verzeichnis der ausgestellten Werke
Place of PublicationDresden
Year of Publication1899
Link http://resolver.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/SBB00002A2400000000
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  • Martin Luther, 1532

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