Elector Frederick III of Saxony

Elector Frederick III of Saxony

Title

Elector Frederick III of Saxony

[Kunstsammlungen und Museen der Stadt Augsburg, revised 2016]

Painting on lime wood

Medium

Painting on lime wood

[Kunstsammlungen und Museen der Stadt Augsburg, revised 2016]

A half length portrait facing to the right. Sideburns. Black coat with a reddish-brown fur trimming, a brown hat. Four rings on his left hand. View of a mountainous landscape with a castle at the top right.

[Maria Winner/Sarah Klein, Augsburg, 21. Nov. 2016]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 64]

Production dates
about 1515 - 1520
about 1515

Production dates

about 1515 - 1520

[Kunstsammlungen und Museen der Stadt Augsburg, revised 2016]

about 1515

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 64]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 55 x 35.5 x 1.5 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 55 x 35.5 x 1.5 cm

  • Dimensions including frame: 67 x 49 x 5.5 cm

  • [Kunstsammlungen und Museen der Stadt Augsburg, revised 2016]

Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia at the top left: winged serpent with elevated wings

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia at the top left: winged serpent with elevated wings

  • [Kunstsammlungen und Museen der Stadt Augsburg, revised 2016]

Inscriptions and Labels
Reverse of the panel: - in white paint: 'Friedrich der Weise Churfürst von Sachsen geb. 17.1.1463,gest. 5.5.1525', 'Albrecht der Beherzte, reg. …

Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • Reverse of the panel: - in white paint: 'Friedrich der Weise Churfürst von Sachsen geb. 17.1.1463,gest. 5.5.1525', 'Albrecht der Beherzte, reg. Herzog zu Sachsen geb. 27.7.1443, gest. 12.9.1500'
  • Label (without text), red seal, various remnants of labels
  • Reverse of the frame:
  • collection label; old, round label; bottom right: remnants of an old label
  • [Kunstsammlungen und Museen der Stadt Augsburg, revised 2016]
Owner
Karl und Magdalene Haberstock-Stiftung, Augsburg
Repository
Schaezlerpalais, Augsburg
Location
Augsburg
CDA ID
DE_KMHSA_12575
FR (1978) Nr.
FR064
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_KMHSA_12575/

Provenance

  • in the collection of Christian Schuchardt, Weimar, about 1851
  • in the collection of Prince Georg of Saxony, Sybillenort Castle near Dresden, about 1900
  • private collection, Karl Haberstock, 1931
  • Karl und Magdalene Haberstock-Stiftung, 1983.
  • on loan to the Schaezlerpalais, Augsburg
    [Kunstsammlungen und Museen der Stadt Augsburg, revised 2016]

Exhibitions

Dresden 1899, No. 74
Stuttgart 1970 (?)

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 . 57
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 .
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
Posse 1932 .
AuthorHans Posse
TitleZwei Bildnisse sächsischer Kurfürsten von Lucas Cranach d. Ä.
JournalPantheon
Issue5
Year of Publication1932
Pages73-76
Flechsig 1900 B . 21
AuthorEduard Flechsig
TitleTafelbilder Lucas Cranachs d. Ä. und seiner Werkstatt
Volume1, 2
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1900
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/flechsig1900tafeln
Exhib. Cat. Dresden 1899 . 74
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
Rossmann 1876 . 51-52
AuthorWilhelm Rossmann
TitleÜber die unter dem Namen Albrechts des Beherzten vorhandenen Bildnisse
JournalRepertorium für Kunstwissenschaft
Issue1
Year of Publication1876
Pages45-67
Schuchardt 1851 C . 287
AuthorChristian Schuchardt
TitleLucas Cranach des Aeltern Leben und Werke. Zweiter Theil
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1851
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/schuchardt1851bd2
  • Elector Frederick III of Saxony, about 1515 - 1520

Images

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Technical studies

21.11.2016Technical examination / Scientific analysis

Support

- probably hardwood

- a single plank with the grain running vertically, no plane marks

- reverse smooth

- painted edge visible on the left and right

Ground and Imprimatura

- pale chalk ground

Framing

- Original

- numerous screw holes on the reverse

- half-lap joints, probably original, formally with ornamented moulding, gilded, profile: smooth on the underside and sloping outwards

  • examined by Maria Winner

Condition Reports

Date21.11.2016

  • the panel is warped and is fitted in a frame that accomodates this feature: with space at the top right and bottom left.

Paint Layers:

fine network of cracks, occasional discoloured retouches

Varnish:

thick, glossy and yellowed; three scratches (on the left sleeve and above)

  • written by Maria Winner

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