Christ and the Adulteress

Christ and the Adulteress

Title

Christ and the Adulteress

[CDA 2011]

Painting on limewood

Medium

Painting on limewood

[Hoffmann, Cat. Weimar 1992, 82]

Christ, who is in the centre of the image, holds the hand of the adulteress. He looks in the direction of the group of men on the right side of the painting. They have already prepared themselves for the stoning. The soft features of Christ contrast with the angry, distorted

Christ, who is in the centre of the image, holds the hand of the adulteress. He looks in the direction of the group of men on the right side of the painting. They have already prepared themselves for the stoning. The soft features of Christ contrast with the angry, distorted features of the man at the front of this group. The scene, which takes place against a dark background, is brought closer to the viewer by the chosen composition. [Görres, cda 2016]

Attribution
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Exhib. Cat. Weimar 2015, 66] [Klassik Stifung Weimar, revised 2011]

Production date
about 1535 - 1540

Production date

about 1535 - 1540

[Exhib. Cat. Weimar 2015, 66] [Hoffmann, Cat. Weimar 1992, 82]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 81.7 x 147.2 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 81.7 x 147.2 cm

  • [Hoffmann, Cat. Weimar 1990, 80]

Signature / Dating

None

Owner
Klassik Stiftung Weimar, Museums
Repository
Klassik Stiftung Weimar, Museums
Location
Weimar
CDA ID
DE_KSW_G19
FR (1978) Nr.
FR364C
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_KSW_G19/

Provenance

  • origins unknown, recorded in Weimar since 1824
    [Hoffmann, Cat. Weimar 1992, 82]

Exhibitions

Erfurt 1903, No. 157
Weimar, Wittenberg 1953, No. 47
Weimar 1972, No. 65, Fig. p. 61

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Frank 2018 129, 130-134 Fig. 50
AuthorKatharina Frank
TitleDie biblischen Historiengemälde der Cranach-Werkstatt. Christus und die Ehebrecherin als lehrreiche 'Historie' im Zeitalter der Reformation
Place of PublicationHeidelberg
Year of Publication2018
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Exhib. Cat. Weimar 2015 64-67 35 Fig. 35, Fig. pp. 64, 65 (detail)
EditorWolfgang Holler, Karin Kolb
TitleCranach in Weimar, [Weimar, Schiller-Museum, 3 April - 14 June 2015]
Place of PublicationDresden
Year of Publication2015
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Cat. Weimar 1992 82-83 No. 28
AuthorHelga Hoffmann
EditorKunstsammlungen zu Weimar
TitleKunstsammlungen zu Weimar. Die deutschen Gemälde des XVI. Jahrhunderts
Place of PublicationFulda
Year of Publication1992
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Andersson 1981 50f.
AuthorChristiane D. Anderson
TitleReligiöse Bilder Cranachs im Dienste der Reformation
Publicationin L.W. Spitz, ed., Humanismus und Reformation als kulturelle Kräfte in der Deutschen Geschichte
Place of PublicationBerlin, New York
Year of Publication1981
Pages43-76
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 143 No. 364C
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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Exhib. Cat. Weimar 1972 B No. 65 Fig. p. 61
EditorSchlossmuseum Weimar
TitleLucas Cranach 1472-1553. Ein großer Maler in bewegter Zeit
Place of PublicationWeimar
Year of Publication1972
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Hintzenstern 1972 87 Fig. p. 86
AuthorHerbert von Hintzenstern
TitleLucas Cranach d. Ä. Altarbilder aus der Reformationszeit
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1972
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Exhib. Cat. Weimar, Wittenberg 1953 No. 47
AuthorWalther Scheidig
EditorDeutsche Lucas Cranach Komitee
TitleLucas Cranach Ausstellung. Weimar und Wittenberg
Place of PublicationWeimar, Wittenberg
Year of Publication1953
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 292b
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
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Cat. Weimar 1913 No. 160
EditorWillibald Hermens
TitleKatalog des Groszherzoglichen Museums zu Weimar
Place of PublicationWeimar
Year of Publication1913
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Cat. Weimar 1910 No. 150
Authorn. a.
TitleKatalog des Groszherzoglichen Museums zu Weimar
Place of PublicationWeimar
IssueSixth edition
Year of Publication1910
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Gabelentz-Linsingen 1910 34
AuthorHans von der Gabelentz-Linsingen
TitleFührer durch das Großherzogliche Museum in Weimar
Place of PublicationWeimar
Year of Publication1910
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Exhib. Cat. Erfurt 1903 157
EditorOskar Doering
TitleKatalog der kunstgeschichtlichen Ausstellung zu Erfurt, September 1903
Place of PublicationMagdeburg
Year of Publication1903
Link https://archive.org/details/katalogderkunstg00ange/page/n1/mode/2up
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Cat. Weimar 1894 34 No. 22
Authorn. a.
TitleKatalog des Groszherzoglichen Museums zu Weimar
Place of PublicationWeimar
Year of Publication1894
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Cat. Weimar 1884 27 No. 19
Authorn. a.
TitleKatalog des Groszherzoglichen Museums zu Weimar
Place of PublicationWeimar
Year of Publication1884
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Cat. Weimar 1874 40 No. 72
Authorn. a.
TitleKatalog des Groszherzoglichen Museums zu Weimar
Place of PublicationWeimar
Year of Publication1874
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Cat. Weimar 1869 36 No. 53
Authorn. a.
TitleKatalog des Groszherzoglichen Museums zu Weimar
Place of PublicationWeimar
Year of Publication1869
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Cat. Weimar 1867 No. 299
AuthorSixt Thon
EditorKunstsammlungen zu Weimar
TitleKatalog der Großherzoglichen Kunstsammlung im Palais zu Weimar
Place of PublicationWeimar
Year of Publication1867
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Parthey 1863-1864 682 No. 62
AuthorGustav Parthey
TitleDeutscher Bildersaal. Verzeichnis der in Deutschland vorhandenen Oelbilder verstorbener Maler aller Schulen
Volume1, 2
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1864
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Technical studies

06.10.2014Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • X-radiography
  • x_radiograph

Equipment: ERESCO 42 MF 4 from the company GE.

Scanner: CRxFlex.

Parameters: 60 KV, 6mA, 20 seconds

Distance from object: 3m

[HfBK Dresden, Prof. I. Mohrmann, K. Risse, 06.10.2014]

  • created by HfBK Dresden
  • created by I. Mohrmann
  • created by K. Risse

04. 2010Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
  • irr

Underdrawing

- an underdrawing is not visible

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2012]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

1988Technical Examination

Support

- seven boards, vertically aligned

[Hoffmann, Cat. Weimar 1992, 82]

Condition Reports

Date1988

Support:

  • old woodworm damage

  • the reverse of the panel has been reworked and an oak wood cradle was attached (1866)

Painted surface:

  • the paint layers are quite thin

  • numerous old retouching (top left, in the woman¿s face, the head of Christ and the Pharisee on the right, the hands of the man on the left beside the woman, near the join on the right)

[Hoffmann, Cat. Weimar 1992, 82]

Conservation History

Date1952

No information

[Hoffmann, Cat. Weimar 1992, 82]

Date1866

No information

[Hoffmann, Cat. Weimar 1992, 82]

Date1828

Reference to this questionable restoration from 1828 in:

[Goethe, Kunsttheoretische Schriften und Übersetzungen. Schriften zur bildenden Kunst II. , ed., V. S. Seidel. Berlin 1985, 434 f.][1]

[1][Hoffmann, Cat. Weimar 1992, 82]

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