Duchess Elisabeth of Saxony-Weimar

Duchess Elisabeth of Saxony-Weimar

Title

Duchess Elisabeth of Saxony-Weimar

[cda 2021]

Painting on paper

Medium

Painting on paper

[Hoffmann, Cat. Weimar 1992, 136]

A portrait of the duchess (1540-1594) as a half-length figure against a blue background. She is wearing a black dress, a black hat covers her snood, and her hands are folded in front of her.

[cda 2021]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Younger

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Younger

[Klassik Stiftung Weimar, revised 2011]
[Klassik Stiftung online database, accessed 23.06.2021]
[Cat. Weimar 1992, 136]

Production date
1561

Production date

1561

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 9.6 x 6.6 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 9.6 x 6.6 cm

  • [Hoffmann, Cat. Weimar 1990, 138]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia at the left above the shoulder: serpent with dropped wings, facing right and dated '1561'; in shell-gold

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia at the left above the shoulder: serpent with dropped wings, facing right and dated '1561'; in shell-gold

  • [Hoffmann, Cat. Weimar 1992, 136]

Owner
Klassik Stiftung Weimar, Museums
Repository
Klassik Stiftung Weimar, Museums
Location
Weimar
CDA ID
DE_KSW_G257
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_KSW_G257/

Provenance

  • formerly in the Archduke's library (Großherzogliche Bibliothek: Verzeichnis ... XVIII a 9)
  • before 1893 transferred to the museum
    [Hoffmann, Cat. Weimar 1992, 136]

Exhibitions

Weimar, Wittenberg 1953, no. 58 c

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Cat. Weimar 1992 136-138 No. 54c
AuthorHelga Hoffmann
EditorKunstsammlungen zu Weimar
TitleKunstsammlungen zu Weimar. Die deutschen Gemälde des XVI. Jahrhunderts
Place of PublicationFulda
Year of Publication1992
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Exhib. Cat. Weimar, Wittenberg 1953 No. 58 c
AuthorWalther Scheidig
EditorDeutsche Lucas Cranach Komitee
TitleLucas Cranach Ausstellung. Weimar und Wittenberg
Place of PublicationWeimar, Wittenberg
Year of Publication1953
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Zimmermann E. H. 1942 B 42 ? Fig. 12
AuthorErnst Heinrich Zimmermann
TitleBeiträge zur Ikonographie Cranachscher Bildnisse
JournalZeitschrift des deutschen Vereins für Kunstwissenschaft
Issue9
Year of Publication1942
Pages23-52
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Devrient 1897 114 No. 62
AuthorErnst Devrient
TitleDie älteren Ernestiner
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1897
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Lehfeldt 1894 406
AuthorPaul Lehfeldt
TitleBau- und Kunst-Denkmäler Thüringens
Volume1, 2
Place of PublicationJena
Year of Publication1894
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Parthey 1863-1864 702 (Bd. 1) No. 83
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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Schöll 1847 167
AuthorA. Schöll
TitleWeimars Merkwürdigkeiten einst und jetzt
Place of PublicationWeimar
Year of Publication1847
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Heller 1844 303
AuthorJoseph Heller
TitleDas Leben und die Werke Lucas Cranach's
Place of PublicationBamberg
Year of Publication1844
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Heller 1821 241
AuthorJoseph Heller
TitleVersuch über das Leben und die Werke Lucas Cranachs
Place of PublicationBamberg
Year of Publication1821
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/heller1821
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Meyer 1817 332
AuthorH. Meyer
TitleGemälde von Lukas Kranach dem ältern und jüngern in Weimar
Publicationin Christian August Vulpius, ed., Die Vorzeit oder Geschichte, Dichtung, Kunst und Literatur des Vor- und Mittel-Alters
Volume1
Place of PublicationErfurt
Year of Publication1817
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Meyer 1813 4
AuthorHeinrich Meyer
TitleÜber die Altar-Gemälde von Lucas Cranach in der Stadt-Kirche zu Weimar
Place of PublicationWeimar
Year of Publication1813
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Connected Works

Duke Johann Friedrich II of Saxony-Weimar
  • Duke Johann Friedrich II of Saxony-Weimar, 1561
  • DE_KSW_G255
  • Painting
  • Klassik Stiftung Weimar, Museums
Duchess Agnes of Saxony-Weimar
  • Duchess Agnes of Saxony-Weimar, 1561
  • DE_KSW_G256
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  • Klassik Stiftung Weimar, Museums
  • Duchess Elisabeth of Saxony-Weimar, 1561

Images

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Technical studies

1988Technical Examination

Paint Layers and Gilding

- the decorative elements as well as the signature executed in shell-gold

Framing

- original

- gilded, the recesses are indicated with stripes: on the left and at the bottom with light yellowish grey highlights and on the right and the top with black shadows

- the gilding is abraded

[Hoffmann, Cat. Weimar 1992, 136]

Condition Reports

Date1988

  • at the top there is a tear mend

[Hoffmann, Cat. Weimar 1992, 138]

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