Retabel of the Vineyard from the Franciscan church, Salzwedel [right superstructure]: Crucifixion of Christ

Retabel of the Vineyard from the Franciscan church, Salzwedel [right superstructure]: Crucifixion of Christ

Title

Retabel of the Vineyard from the Franciscan church, Salzwedel [right superstructure]: Crucifixion of Christ

[cda 2013]

Painting on oak wood

Medium

Painting on oak wood

[cda 2013]

The depiction shows Christ and the two thieves on the cross. Whereas Christ's cross occupies the vertical central axis of the painting, the thieves' crosses are positioned diagonally in the pictorial space. The long tails of Christ's loincloth waft out on either side, connecting with both thieves. Christ's head, decorated

The depiction shows Christ and the two thieves on the cross. Whereas Christ's cross occupies the vertical central axis of the painting, the thieves' crosses are positioned diagonally in the pictorial space. The long tails of Christ's loincloth waft out on either side, connecting with both thieves. Christ's head, decorated with the crown of thorns and a halo, has dropped to the left, his eyes are closed in contrast with those of the thieves.

[Görres, cda 2013]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Younger and Workshop

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Younger and Workshop

[Schade 1974, 96, 98]

Production date
1582

Production date

1582

[central panel dated]

Dimensions
Dimension of painted surface: 28.3 x 45.7 cm (clear dimension)

Dimensions

  • Dimension of painted surface: 28.3 x 45.7 cm (clear dimension)

  • Dimension including frame: 35 x 59.5 cm

  • [cda 2013]

Signature / Dating

Central panel with artist's insignia winged serpent with dropped wings, facing left, and dated '1582'

Signature / Dating

  • Central panel with artist's insignia winged serpent with dropped wings, facing left, and dated '1582'

  • [cda 2013]

Inscriptions and Labels
  • on top of Christ's cross: 'IN.RI'

[cda 2013]

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

    • on top of Christ's cross:

  • 'IN.RI'

  • [cda 2013]

Owner
Johann-Friedrich-Danneil-Museum Salzwedel
Repository
Johann-Friedrich-Danneil-Museum Salzwedel
Location
Salzwedel
CDA ID
DE_JFDMS_K700f
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_JFDMS_K700f/

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Provenance

  • from the church in the former franciscan monastery, Salzwedel, there until 1968
    [Kalmbach 2007, 5]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Sandner, Heydenreich, Smith-Contini 2015 138, Fn. 80
AuthorGunnar Heydenreich, Ingo Sandner, Helen Smith-Contini
TitleVeränderungen beim Unterzeichnen in Cranachs Werkstatt und die Arbeitsweise von Sohn Lucas
Publicationin Elke A. Werner, Anne Eusterschulte, Gunnar Heydenreich, eds., Lucas Cranach der Jüngere und die Reformation der Bilder
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication2015
Link https://lucascranach.org/application/files/5215/6337/7366/Heydenreich_Sandner_Smith-Contini_2015_-_Unterzeichnung.pdf
Pages128-141
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Slenczka 2011 429-435, 439
AuthorRuth Slenczka
TitleStädtische Konfessionskultur im Spiegel der Kirchenausstattung: Die Mönchskirche von Salzwedel und das Weinbergretabel von Lucas Cranach d. J. (1582)
Publicationin Jirí Fajt, Wilfried Franzen, Peter Knüvener, eds., Die Altmark von 1300 bis 1600. Eine Kulturregion im Spannungsfeld von Magdeburg, Lübeck und Berlin
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication2011
Pages421-439
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Kalmbach 2007
AuthorUlrich Kalmbach
TitleDer Weinberg-Altar von Lucas Cranach d. J. aus der Mönchskirche in Salzwedel
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Issue2nd edition
Year of Publication2007
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Schulze 2004 195-198, 201-202
AuthorIngrid Schulze
TitleLucas Cranach d. J. und die protestantische Bildkunst in Sachsen und Thüringen. Frömmigkeit, Theologie, Fürstenreformation
Place of PublicationBucha near Jena
Year of Publication2004
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Schade 1974 96, 98, 390
AuthorWerner Schade
TitleDie Malerfamilie Cranach
Place of PublicationDresden
Year of Publication1974
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/schade1974
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