Johann Friedrich II, Duke of Saxony

Johann Friedrich II, Duke of Saxony

Title

Johann Friedrich II, Duke of Saxony

(?) [cda 2021]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[KSW online, accessed 26.05.2025])

A half-length portrait of the young duke (1529-1595) , facing right against a blue background. He is wearing a dark fur-trimmed coat over a tunic and a white shirt with a high collar. His hands are folded in front of him and his haircut is that of a page boy.

A half-length portrait of the young duke (1529-1595) , facing right against a blue background. He is wearing a dark fur-trimmed coat over a tunic and a white shirt with a high collar. His hands are folded in front of him and his haircut is that of a page boy.

[cda 2021]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Younger

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Younger

[Klassik Stiftung online database; accessed 23.06.2021]

Production date
about 1535 - 1540 (?)

Production date

about 1535 - 1540 (?)

[cda 2022]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 46 × 34.5 cm

Dimensions

Signature / Dating

None

Owner
Klassik Stiftung Weimar, Museen
Repository
Klassik Stiftung Weimar, Museen
Location
Weimar
CDA ID
DE_KSW_GGe00659
FR (1978) Nr.
FR424E
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_KSW_GGe00659/

Provenance

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 424E
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 341e
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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Research History / Discussion

According to Friedländer, Rosenberg there is a prepartory drawing that closely resembles this portrait in the collection of the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Reims which is probably by Lucas Cranach.

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 424E]

  • Johann Friedrich II, Duke of Saxony, about 1535 - 1540 (?)

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