Portrait of a man in a red doublet

Portrait of a man in a red doublet

Titles

Portrait of a man in a red doublet

[CDA 2010]

Kunz von der Rosen

[uncertain attribution in the inventory]

Portrait of an unknown sitter

[Maedebach, Exhib. Cat. Coburg 1972, No. 19]

Painting on limewood

Medium

Painting on limewood

[Cat. Coburg 2018, 194]
[Klein report 03.03.2016]

Acacia wood

[Maedebach, Exhib. Cat. Coburg 1972, No. 19]

Half-length portrait, facing left. The sitter wears a beret-like cap with a cord looped around it and a neckband with a heart-shaped pendant.

[Maedebach, Exhib. Cat. Coburg 1972, No. 19]

Attributions
Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Cat. Coburg 2018, 194]

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg, revised 2010]

Production dates
before 1550
1526

Production dates

before 1550

[Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg, revised 2010]

1526

[Cat. Coburg 2018, 194] [Maedebach, Exhib. Cat. Coburg 1972, No. 19]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 43.1 x 28.5 x 1.6 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 43.1 x 28.5 x 1.6 cm

  • [Cat. Coburg 2018, 194]

  • Dimensions of support: 41.2 x 27.2 cm

  • [Maedebach, Exhib. Cat. Coburg 1972, No. 19]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia left above the shoulder: winged serpent with elevated wings and dated '1526'

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia left above the shoulder: winged serpent with elevated wings and dated '1526'

  • [cda 2010]

Inscriptions and Labels
  • the golden bands decorating the sitter's sleeves and chest exhibit the monogram 'KS'
    [Cat. Coburg 2018, 194] Reverse: …

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

    • the golden bands decorating the sitter's sleeves and chest exhibit the monogram 'KS'

  • [Cat. Coburg 2018, 194]

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • Reverse: - label HKA

  • [Cat. Coburg 2018, 194]

Owner
Veste Coburg Kunstsammlungen
Repository
Veste Coburg Kunstsammlungen
Location
Coburg
CDA ID
DE_KSVC_M035
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_KSVC_M035/

Provenance

  • ducal property, Coburg
  • 1876 Ducal Art and Antiquities Collection, Coburg (Herzogliche Kunst- und Altertümersammlung der Veste Coburg (HKA))
  • 1919 Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg (KVC)
    [Cat. Coburg 2018, 194]

Exhibitions

Coburg 1972, no. 19

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Cat. Coburg 2018 194-197 43 Pl. p. 195
AuthorKlaus Weschenfelder
TitleCranach in Coburg. Gemälde von Lucas Cranach d.Ä., Lucas Cranach d.J., der Werkstatt und des Umkreises in den Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication2018
Show Literature
Exhib. Cat. Coburg 1972 No. 19
EditorHeino Maedebach
TitleGraphik aus dem Kupferstichkabinett der Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg. Beiheft: Lucas Cranach d. Ae. und seine Werkstatt: Gemälde
Place of PublicationCoburg
Year of Publication1972
Show Literature
  • Portrait of a man in a red doublet, before 1550

Images

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Documents

Technical studies

2018Technical Examination

Support

- limewood; two vertically aligned boards with butt joints: board I: 15 cm; board II: 13.5 cm; the panel has been chamfered on all four sides, width 1 cm, height 0.7 cm; tool marks from a block plane

Ground and Imprimatura

- chalk ground

[Cat. Coburg 2018, 194]

03.03.2016Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Dendrochronology / identification of wood species

Support

Identification of wood species: limewood (Tilia sp.)

[Klein report, 03.03.2016]

  • analysed by Peter Klein

09. 2010Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography

Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools / Materials:

- dark, fluid drawing medium and brush

Type/Ductus:

- rough, freehand underdrawing; partially with traced lines

- thin lines; predominately long and unbroken

Function:

- binding for the final painted version; lines delineate contours, define shapes and features; no representation of volume

Deviations:

- a few minor alterations made during the painting process to clearly define form

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- the underdrawing does not satisfy the criteria to associate it with the Cranach workshop

Comments:

- possibly transferred from a pre-existing design (traced ?)

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2012]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

Condition Reports

Date2018

Support:

  • the joint has been reinforced with three large hardwood dovetail inserts, each 6 cm. This area was roughly planed.

Varnish:

  • the painting exhibits a glossy varnish and recent retouches

[Cat. Coburg 2018, 194]

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