Philipp Melanchthon

Title

Philipp Melanchthon

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

Painting on beech

Medium

Painting on beech

[Exhib. Cat. Dresden 1899, no. 59]

This small format portrait of Philipp Melanchthon corresponds with a type that evolved in the early 1530s and was subsequently reproduced numerous times in varying sizes. It shows the scholar and reformer in three-quarter profile against a monochrome blue background, facing to his right. He is wearing a black gown,

[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 left shoulder: winged serpent with elevated wings, dated above '1532'

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia above the sitter's left 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_B759
FR (1978) Nr.: FR314-315A
Persistent Link: https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_HMF_B759/

Connected Works

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. 59

Literature

Reference on page

Catalogue Number

Figure / Plate

Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979

314-315A

Author	Max J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
Editor	G. Schwartz
Title	Die Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of Publication	Basel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication	1979

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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1978

314-315A

Author	Max J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
Title	The Paintings of Lucas Cranach
Place of Publication	New York
Year of Publication	1978

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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932

252a

Author	Max J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
Title	Die Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of Publication	Berlin
Year of Publication	1932
Link	http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/friedlaender1932

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Flechsig 1900 A

262, 263

Author	Eduard Flechsig
Title	Cranachstudien
Volume	1
Place of Publication	Leipzig
Year of Publication	1900
Link	page/n5/mode/2up

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Exhib. Cat. Dresden 1899

059

Editor	Karl Woermann
Title	Deutsche Kunstausstellung Dresden 1899. Abteilung Cranach-Ausstellung. Wissenschaftliches Verzeichnis der ausgestellten Werke
Place of Publication	Dresden
Year of Publication	1899
Link	http://resolver.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/SBB00002A2400000000

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Philipp Melanchthon, 1532

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