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 (Fagus sp.)

Medium

Painting on beech wood (Fagus sp.)

[Klein 05.02.2020]

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Attribution
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Lutherhaus Wittenberg, revised 2012] [KKL 2022]

Production date
about 1528 - 1530

Production date

about 1528 - 1530

[KKL 2022]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 35,75 x 24.5 x 1,3 cm (bevelled to 4 - 6 mm at the edges)

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 35,75 x 24.5 x 1,3 cm (bevelled to 4 - 6 mm at the edges)

  • [KKL 2022]

  • (without additions)

  • Dimensions of support: 36.2 x 26.2 cm

  • (with additions)

  • Dimensions including frame: 45.4 x 34.7 cm

  • [Lutherhaus Wittenberg, revised 2012]

Signature / Dating

None

Inscriptions and Labels

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Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

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Owner
Evangelisches Predigerseminar Wittenberg
Repository
Lutherhaus Wittenberg
Location
Wittenberg
CDA ID
DE_LHW_G16
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
KKL-No
IV.M5a, Part of portait group IV
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_LHW_G16/

Provenance

Augustin Collection
[KKL 2022]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Wittenberg 1992 p. 180
AuthorVolkmar Joestel
TitleDer Reformator mit dem Hammer. Zur Wirkungsgeschichte von Luthers "Thesenanschlag" bis 1917
Place of PublicationWittenberg
Year of Publication1992
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Treu, Pellmann 1991 p. 72
AuthorMartin Treu, Hans Pellmann
TitleDie Lutherhalle Wittenberg
SeriesKleine Kunstführer
Volume1924
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1991
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Exhib. Cat. Wittenberg 1984 27, 194, 195 34
AuthorRonny Kabus, Hans-Joachim Beeskow
TitleMartin Luther 1483 bis 1546 in der Staatlichen Lutherhalle Wittenberg. Katalog zur Ausstellung
Place of PublicationRostock
Year of Publication1984
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Kabus, Pötschke 1983 31
AuthorRonny Kabus, Jutta Pötzschke
TitleMartin Luther 1483-1546. Ein Begleitheft durch die Hauptausstellung der Staatlichen Lutherhalle Wittenberg
Place of PublicationErfurt
Year of Publication1983
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Ullmann 1973 63, 193
AuthorErnst Ullmann
TitleLucas Cranach d. Ä. Bürger und Hofmaler
Publicationin J. Feist, E. Ullmann, eds., Künstler u. Gesellschaft., Referate d. Colloquiums zum 500. Geburtstag Lucas Cranachs d. Ä. Staatliche Lutherhalle Wittenberg 1.-3. Okt. 1972
Place of PublicationWittenberg
Year of Publication1973
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Jordan 1924 6, 27, 47, 71
AuthorJulius Jordan
TitleZur Geschichte der Sammlungen der Lutherhalle 1877-1922
Place of PublicationWittenberg
Year of Publication1924
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Jordan 1920 6
AuthorJulius Jordan
TitleLutherhalle Wittenberg. Führer durch die Sammlungen des Lutherhauses
Place of PublicationWittenberg
IssueSecond edition
Year of Publication1920
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Documents

Technical studies

Date2018 - 2021

Support

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06. 2010Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
  • irr

Underdrawing

- an underdrawing is not readily visible

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2012]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

Conservation History

Date07.06.2001

  • conservation treatment by Ateliergemeinschaft Reschke & Beck

Versions

Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, 1528
  • DE_KSVC_M417
  • Painting
  • Oberfrankenstiftung
Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, 1528
  • DE_KSW_G559
  • Painting
  • Klassik Stiftung Weimar, Museums
Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, 1528
  • DE_NLMH_PAM973
  • Painting
  • Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover
Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, 1529
  • IT_GdU_1160
  • Painting
  • Galleria Uffizi, Firenze
Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, 1529
  • DE_HLMD_GK73a
  • Painting
  • Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt
Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, 1529
  • DE_SMG_SG18
  • Painting
  • Stiftung Schloss Friedenstein, Gotha
Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, about 1529 - 1530
  • DE_SPSG_GKI50476
  • Painting
  • Stiftung Preussische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg
Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, 1529
  • DE_KBSB_B59
  • Painting
  • Freie Hansestadt Bremen, Stadtgemeinde
Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, 1529
  • I_MPP_1036
  • Painting
  • Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milano
Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, 1530
  • DE_KMG_34-1955
  • Painting
  • Kulturhistorisches Museum Görlitz
Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, as of 1528
  • PRIVATE_NONE-P400
  • Painting
  • Private Collection
Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, 1528 - 1530
  • PRIVATE_NONE-P410
  • Painting
  • Private Collection
Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, 1529
  • DE_MHB_1a
  • Painting
  • Europäische Melanchthon-Akademie Bretten
Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, about 1528 - 1530
  • DE_FSH-Lost_5P
  • Painting
  • Franckesche Stiftungen, Halle
Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, as of 1529
  • DE_SWMO_III-457-K1
  • Painting
  • Stadt- und Waagenmuseum Oschatz
Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, as of 1531
  • CH_MAS_A1950
  • Painting
  • Museum zu Allerheiligen Schaffhausen
Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, 1528 - 1530
  • PRIVATE_NONE-P031
  • Painting
  • Private Collection
Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, about 1528 - 1530
  • PRIVATE_NONE-P409
  • Painting
  • Private Collection

Support made from the same tree

Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, about 1529 - 1530
  • DE_SPSG_GKI50476
  • Painting
  • Stiftung Preussische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg
John Frederick I of Saxony, half-length, facing left
  • John Frederick I of Saxony, half-length, facing left, as of 1529
  • DE_SAA_NONE-SAA003
  • Painting
  • Ev.-Luth. Kirchengemeinde St. Anna, Augsburg
Martin Luther, half-length, facing left
  • Martin Luther, half-length, facing left, as of 1529
  • DE_SAA_NONE-SAA002
  • Painting
  • Ev.-Luth. Kirchengemeinde St. Anna, Augsburg
Johann Friedrich I, the Magnanimous, Elector of Saxony
  • Johann Friedrich I, the Magnanimous, Elector of Saxony, about 1536
  • DE_KSVC_M021
  • Painting
  • Veste Coburg Kunstsammlungen
Katharina of Bora, bust-length, facing left
  • Katharina of Bora, bust-length, facing left, 1529
  • DE_SMG_SG17
  • Painting
  • Stiftung Schloss Friedenstein, Gotha
Lot and his Daughters
  • Lot and his Daughters, 1529
  • DE_BStGS_WAF167
  • Painting
  • Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
The Judgement of Paris
  • The Judgement of Paris, 1530
  • DE_SKK_0109
  • Painting
  • Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe
The Crucifixion
  • The Crucifixion, 1532
  • US_IMA_2000-344
  • Painting
  • Indianapolis Museum of Art, The Clowes Collection
Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, 1529
  • DE_KBSB_B59
  • Painting
  • Freie Hansestadt Bremen, Stadtgemeinde
Katharina of Bora, bust-length, facing left
  • Katharina of Bora, bust-length, facing left, 1529
  • DE_KBSB_B60
  • Painting
  • Freie Hansestadt Bremen, Stadtgemeinde
Martin Luther, half-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, half-length, facing right, about 1530
  • DE_LmKKO_15-572
  • Painting
  • Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte Oldenburg
Katharina of Bora, bust-length, facing left
  • Katharina of Bora, bust-length, facing left, 1529
  • DE_HLMD_GK73b
  • Painting
  • Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt
Apollo and Diana
  • Apollo and Diana, 1530
  • DE_smbGG_564
  • Painting
  • Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie
Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg, Prince of Mainz (1490 - 1545) as St Jerome
  • Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg, Prince of Mainz (1490 - 1545) as St Jerome, 1527
  • DE_smbGG_589
  • Painting
  • Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie
Margrave Casimir of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1481-1527)
  • Margrave Casimir of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1481-1527), after 1524
  • AT_KHM_GG883
  • Painting
  • Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
The Pfirtsch Altar: St Martin [fixed wing panel, left]
  • The Pfirtsch Altar: St Martin [fixed wing panel, left], 1526
  • DE_BStGS_6264
  • Painting
  • Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
The Pfirtsch Altar: St. Stephan [fixed wing panel, right]
  • The Pfirtsch Altar: St. Stephan [fixed wing panel, right], 1526
  • DE_BStGS_6262
  • Painting
  • Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Lucretia
  • Lucretia, 1530
  • FIN_FNG_S-1994-224
  • Painting
  • Finnish National Gallery, Helsinki
Prince-Elector Johann Friedrich of Saxony
  • Prince-Elector Johann Friedrich of Saxony, 1526
  • DE_KSW_G11
  • Painting
  • Klassik Stiftung Weimar, Museums
Portrait of Princess Sibylle of Cleve
  • Portrait of Princess Sibylle of Cleve, 1526
  • DE_KSW_G12
  • Painting
  • Klassik Stiftung Weimar, Museums
Johann the Steadfast, Elector of Saxony
  • Johann the Steadfast, Elector of Saxony, about 1526
  • DE_KSW_G6
  • Painting
  • Klassik Stiftung Weimar, Museums
Venus in a Landscape
  • Venus in a Landscape, 1529
  • F_MdLP_1180
  • Painting
  • Musée du Louvre, Paris
Portrait of Desiderius Erasmus
  • Portrait of Desiderius Erasmus, about 1530 - 1536
  • NL_EF-MBBR_EF001
  • Painting
  • Erasmusstichting, Rotterdam (Erasmus Foundation, Rotterdam)
Family of Wild Men
  • Family of Wild Men, about 1530
  • DE_SWK_6545
  • Painting
  • Sammlung Würth
Portrait of Magdalena of Saxony, Wife of Elector Joachim II of Brandenburg
  • Portrait of Magdalena of Saxony, Wife of Elector Joachim II of Brandenburg, about 1529
  • US_artic_1938-310
  • Painting
  • The Art Institute of Chicago
Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, 1529
  • DE_HLMD_GK73a
  • Painting
  • Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt
Martin Luther, half-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, half-length, facing right, 1530
  • PRIVATE_NONE-P411
  • Painting
  • Private Collection

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