Resurrection of Christ [epitaph for Johann Leupod]

Resurrection of Christ [epitaph for Johann Leupod]

Title

Resurrection of Christ [epitaph for Johann Leupod]

[cda 2016]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[cda 2016]

The Risen Christ stands on the closed sarcophagus in front of the tomb and stabs the defeated figures of Death and the Devil with the glass shaft of the victory banner. The watchmen lie around the sarcophagus, some have just awoken from their slumber. On a path leading into the

The Risen Christ stands on the closed sarcophagus in front of the tomb and stabs the defeated figures of Death and the Devil with the glass shaft of the victory banner. The watchmen lie around the sarcophagus, some have just awoken from their slumber. On a path leading into the background the three Marys can be seen already approaching. Beyond a town and castle are shown against the backdrop of a reddish sky.

The bottom quarter of the composition is occupied by a donor family in prayer. Councillor Johann Leupold kneels at the left side with his six male offsprings, and his widow is shown on the right with the two daughters.

[Görres, cda 2016]

Attribution
Wolfgang Krodel the Elder

Attribution

Wolfgang Krodel the Elder

[Sommerfeldt 1922, 265]

Production date
1559

Production date

1559

[dated]

Dimensions
Clear dimensions: 161.5 x 130.5 cm

Dimensions

  • Clear dimensions: 161.5 x 130.5 cm

  • [cda 2016]

Signature / Dating

Artist' insignia at the bottom edge of the sarcophagus: monogram 'WK' (engaged) and dated '1559'

Signature / Dating

  • Artist' insignia at the bottom edge of the sarcophagus: monogram 'WK' (engaged) and dated '1559'

  • [cda 2016]

Owner
Ev.-Luth. Nicolai-Kirchgemeinde Zwickau
Repository
Dom St. Marien, Zwickau
Location
Zwickau
CDA ID
DE_KAZW_NONE-003
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_KAZW_NONE-003/

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Heydenreich 2021 B 59, 69
AuthorGunnar Heydenreich
TitleHans Kemmer: Spuren künstlerischer Gestaltungsprozesse. Teil II: Wittenberg
Publicationin Dagmar Täube, ed., Lucas Cranach der Ältere und Hans Kemmer. Meistermaler zwischen Renaissance und Reformation [Lübeck, St. Annen-Museum]
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication2021
Pages59-69
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Schulze 2004 268
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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Sommerfeldt 1922 264-265
AuthorGustav Sommerfeldt
TitleVom sächsischen Kunstbetrieb älterer Zeit: Andreas und Johann Petzoldt, Wolfgang Krodel
JournalNeues Archiv für Sächsische Geschichte und Altertumskunde
Issue43
Year of Publication1922
Pages258-265
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Junius 1921 255
AuthorWilhelm Junius
TitleDie erzgebirgische Künstlerfamilie Krodel: ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Cranachschule
JournalMonatshefte für Kunstwissenschaft
Issue14
Year of Publication1921
Pages253-261
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Sommerfeldt 1920 131
AuthorGustav Sommerfeldt
TitleVom sächsischen Kunstbetrieb des 16. Jahrhunderts (die Maler Matthias und Wolfgang Krodel; der Rüstmeister Johann Schuckowski in Dresden
JournalNeues Archiv für Sächsische Geschichte und Altertumskunde
Issue41
Year of Publication1920
Pages131-134
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Steche 1889 117
AuthorRichard Steche
TitleBeschreibende Darstellung der älteren Bau- und Kunstdenkmäler des Königreichs Sachsen. Amtshauptmannschaft Zwickau
Volume12
Place of PublicationDresden
Year of Publication1889
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  • Resurrection of Christ [epitaph for Johann Leupod], 1559

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Technical studies

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Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Material:

- fluid, dark medium, brush

Type/Ductus:

- animated, detailed and freehand underdrawing; possibly developed in two stages

- thin to somewhat broader lines

- isolated hatching strokes

Function:

- relatively (but in sections only roughly) binding for the final painted version; the lines delineate the main contours, define forms therein and describe facial features; isolated representation of volume with hatching strokes, particularly in the faces of the donor family and in some areas of shadow; in these areas the lines generally seem to have been traced or copied

Deviations:

- corrections were made to forms during the painting process; numerous changes (e. g. not all the trees in the background or the small bushes in the foreground were executed in the painted version; the devil is different; the position of the skeleton’s legs was changed.

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

Wolfgang Krodel the Elder

[Sandner, Smith-Contini, Heydenreich, cda 2017]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

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