Portrait of Johannes Feigenbaum

Portrait of Johannes Feigenbaum

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Cat. Würzburg 1986, 49, No. 80]

Bust-length portrait, facing right. The sitter is wearing a dark coloured coat and a black beret. He holds a book and a stick with a golden knob. There is a crucifix at the right.

[Cat. Würzburg 1986, 49, No. 80]

Attributions
Circle of Lucas Cranach the Elder
Simon Frank

Attributions

Circle of Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Cat. Würzburg 1986, 49, No. 80]

Simon Frank

[Arnold 2008, 165]

Dating
1546

Dating

1546

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 59.5 x 45.5 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 59.5 x 45.5 cm

  • [Cat. Würzburg 1986, 49, No. 80]

  • Dimensions including frame: 67.8 x 53.2 cm

  • [Heydenreich, cda 2019]

Signature / Dating

None

Inscriptions

at the top edge: 'ANNO SALVTIS M D XLVI / ANNO AETATIS SVAE LII / XIII MAI'
[Cat. …

Inscriptions

Inscriptions:

  • at the top edge:

  • 'ANNO SALVTIS M D XLVI / ANNO AETATIS SVAE LII / XIII MAI'

  • [Cat. Würzburg 1986, 49, No. 80]

Labels

at the top edge, later addition:
'R. D. Iohann. Feigenbaum Can. in / Haugis, & ulitim9 cath. / in …

Labels

later inscription, stamps, seals, labels:

  • at the top edge, later addition:

  • 'R. D. Iohann. Feigenbaum Can. in / Haugis, & ulitim9 cath. / in Schweinfurt. Obijt 1553 / nobiscum ad S. Steph. sepult9.'

  • [Cat. Würzburg 1986, 49, No. 80]

Owner
Martin von Wagner Museum der Universität Würzburg
Repository
Martin von Wagner Museum der Universität Würzburg
Location
Würzburg
CDA ID
DE_MWMW_F459
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_MWMW_F459/

Provenance

- Blank collection
[Cat. Würzburg 1986, 49, No. 80]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Arnold 2008
AuthorPeter Arnold
TitleDas Porträt des Dr. Johannes Feigenbaum im Martin-von-Wagner-Museum
JournalWürzburger Diözesan-Geschichtsblätter
Issue70, 2008
Year of Publication2008
Pages107-168
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Cat. Würzburg 1986 49 No. 80 Fig. p. 49
AuthorVolker Hoffmann, Konrad Koppe
TitleGemäldekatalog. Martin von Wagner Museum der Universität Würzburg
Place of PublicationWürzburg
Year of Publication1986
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Technical studies

03. 2019Technical examination / Scientific analysis

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Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Material:

- fluid, black medium, brush; the initial design may have been fixed with a dry drawing material, stylus?

Type/Ductus:

- freehand underdrawing

- thin to somewhat broader lines (visible in the hands)

Function:

- relatively binding for the final painted version; lines probably delineate the main contours and possibly also describe essential details and facial features

Deviations:

- minor corrections were made to forms during the painting process (see hands)

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- not possible

[Sandner, Smith-Contini, Heydenreich, cda 2019]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

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