St Anthony

St Anthony

Title

St Anthony

[Lutherhaus Wittenberg, revised 2012]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Lutherhaus Wittenberg, revised 2012]

St Anthony is depicted as a full-length figure facing right. He wears a dark, wide coat, a white undergarment and a red hat. In his right hand he holds a double cross with a bell and he has a large halo around his head. A pig is represented at the

St Anthony is depicted as a full-length figure facing right. He wears a dark, wide coat, a white undergarment and a red hat. In his right hand he holds a double cross with a bell and he has a large halo around his head. A pig is represented at the bottom right. The background is a vibrant blue.

[Lutherhaus Wittenberg, revised 2012]

Attribution
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Lutherhaus Wittenberg, revised 2012]

Production date
1515 - 1520

Production date

1515 - 1520

[Lutherhaus Wittenberg, revised 2012]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 45.5 x 13.5 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 45.5 x 13.5 cm

  • Dimensions including frame: 51 x 18.9 x 0.27 cm

  • [Lutherhaus Wittenberg, revised 2012]

Signature / Dating

None

Owner
Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt
Repository
Lutherhaus Wittenberg
Location
Wittenberg
CDA ID
DE_LHW_G158
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_LHW_G158/

Connected Works

St Sebastian
  • St Sebastian, 1515 - 1520
  • DE_LHW_G159
  • Painting
  • Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt

Provenance

  • art dealer Albrecht Neuhaus, Würzburg
  • 2001 purchased by the Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt
  • on permanent loan from the Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt
    [Lutherhaus Wittenberg, revised 2012]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Joestel 2008 80 p. 81
EditorVolkmar Joestel
TitleLuthers Schatzkammer. Kostbarkeiten im Lutherhaus Wittenberg
Place of PublicationDößel
Year of Publication2008
Show Literature
  • St Anthony, 1515 - 1520

Images

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Technical studies

06. 2010Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
  • irr

Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- fluid, black medium and brush

Type/Ductus:

- relatively detailed and freehand underdrawing

- thin lines

- hatching-strokes

Function:

- relatively binding for the final painted version; lines delineate contours and describe the essential details and the facial features; some representation of volume (hatching-strokes)

Deviations:

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

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- workshop

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2012]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

Conservation History

Date09.03.2003

  • conservation treatment by Ateliergemeinschaft Reschke & Beck
  • the painting was glazed
  • conservation treatment by Angela Günther

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