Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right

Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right

Title

Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right

[KKL 2022]

Painting on beech wood

Medium

Painting on beech wood

[Hoffmann 1992, p. 42]

See German text version

Attribution
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Hoffmann 1992, p. 42] [Ausst.-Kat. Weimar 2015, p. 86] [KKL 2022]

Production date
1528

Production date

1528

[dated, KKL 2022]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 37.6 x 25.6 x 0.4-0.5 (edges) - 0.9 (midth) cm (bevelled to 4 - 5 mm at the edges)

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 37.6 x 25.6 x 0.4-0.5 (edges) - 0.9 (midth) cm (bevelled to 4 - 5 mm at the edges)

  • [Klassik Stiftung Weimar, revised 2021]

Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia on the right next to the shoulder: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing right and dated '1528'

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia on the right next to the shoulder: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing right and dated '1528'

  • [KKL 2022]

Owner
Klassik Stiftung Weimar, Museums
Repository
Klassik Stiftung Weimar, Museums
Location
Weimar
CDA ID
DE_KSW_G559
FR (1978) Nr.
FR312-313A
KKL-No
IV.M3a, Part of portait group IV
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_KSW_G559/

Provenance

  • Mathilde Arnemann, Kiel
  • Arnemann Family, Hamburg
  • 1908 acquired by the art dealer Franz Hancke, Breslau
    [Hoffmann 1992, p. 42]

Exhibitions

Weimar, Wittenberg 1953, no. 34
Weimar 1972, nos. 34, 35, Figs. p. 59
Berlin 1983, no. E 34.1 and 34.2 with Figs.
Schweinfurt 1985, 74 ff., under nos. 11, 12 with Figs.

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Weimar 2015 . 84, 86 51 Fig. 51
EditorWolfgang Holler, Karin Kolb
TitleCranach in Weimar, [Weimar, Schiller-Museum, 3 April - 14 June 2015]
Place of PublicationDresden
Year of Publication2015
Cat. Weimar 1992 . 42-44 No. 13a Figs.
AuthorHelga Hoffmann
EditorKunstsammlungen zu Weimar
TitleKunstsammlungen zu Weimar. Die deutschen Gemälde des XVI. Jahrhunderts
Place of PublicationFulda
Year of Publication1992
Exhib. Cat. Schweinfurt 1985 . 74 ff. under Nos. 11, 12
AuthorIsolde Lübbeke, Bruno Bushart
TitleAltdeutsche Bilder der Sammlung Georg Schäfer Schweinfurt
Place of PublicationSchweinfurt
Year of Publication1985
Exhib. Cat. Berlin 1983 . Nos. E 34.1, 34.2 Figs.
EditorAltes Museum, Berlin
TitleKunst der Reformationzeit
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1983
Ullmann 1982 . 49 f. Fig. 14
EditorErnst Ullmann
TitleKunst und Reformation
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1982
Riemann 1980 . 115 ff. Figs. 7, 8
AuthorKonrad Riemann
TitleMaltechnische Untersuchungen an Gemälden von Lucas Cranach d.Ä.
Volume3
JournalBildende Kunst
Year of Publication1980
Pages115-118, 151-152
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 . 131 No. 312A
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
Exhib. Cat. Wittenberg 1972 . Nos. 34, 35 Fig. p. 59
Authorn. a.
TitleLucas Cranach, Zeit, Leben, Werk. Dokumentationsausstellung des Cranach-Komitees der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik 1972[Wittenberg, Staatl. Lutherhalle, 9. September - 31. Dezember 1972]
Place of PublicationWittenberg
Year of Publication1972
Exhib. Cat. Weimar, Wittenberg 1953 . No. 34
AuthorWalther Scheidig
EditorDeutsche Lucas Cranach Komitee
TitleLucas Cranach Ausstellung. Weimar und Wittenberg
Place of PublicationWeimar, Wittenberg
Year of Publication1953
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 . 251c
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
Cat. Weimar 1913 . Nos. 145, 146
EditorWillibald Hermens
TitleKatalog des Groszherzoglichen Museums zu Weimar
Place of PublicationWeimar
Year of Publication1913
Cat. Weimar 1910 . Nos. 137, 138
Authorn. a.
TitleKatalog des Groszherzoglichen Museums zu Weimar
Place of PublicationWeimar
IssueSixth edition
Year of Publication1910
Gabelentz-Linsingen 1910 . 32, 88, Fn. 8 Plate 5
AuthorHans von der Gabelentz-Linsingen
TitleFührer durch das Großherzogliche Museum in Weimar
Place of PublicationWeimar
Year of Publication1910
Flechsig 1900 A . 260 ff.
AuthorEduard Flechsig
TitleCranachstudien
Volume1
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1900
Link page/n5/mode/2up
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Technical studies

06.10.2014Technical examination / Scientific analysis

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

04. 2010Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
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Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- dry medium, dark chalk

Type/Ductus:

- traced delicate, fine lines

Function:

- binding for the final painted version; lines delineate contours and describe the essential facial features; no representation of volume

Deviations:

- minor alterations made during the painting process to clearly define forms

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

-not possible

Comments:

- transferred (traced) from a pre-existing design

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2012]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

1988Technical examination / Scientific analysis

Support

- a single plank

Underdrawing

- the underdrawing in the face is clearly visible (Infrared photograph: IfD Berlin, J. Fritz 1972)

Paint Layers and Gilding

- the original edges of the painted surface have been preserved on the left, the top and the right

[Hoffmann, Cat. Weimar 1992, 42]

1972Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared photography

Underdrawing

  • photographed by J. Fritz
  • photographed by Institut für Denkmalpflege, Berlin

Condition Reports

Date1990

  • the panel exhibits a slight convex warp

  • the panel has been trimmed slightly

  • there is a large retouching on the right (?) cheek, numerous small retouchings on the forehead and in the background

[Hoffmann, Cat. Weimar 1992, 42]

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