Portrait of an Old Man

Title

[cda 2019]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Cat. Würzburg 1986, 50, no. 83]

Bust-length portrait, facing left, but looking straight out of the corner of his eye. His long hair is parted as is his beard. He is wearing a red gown.

[Cat. Würzburg 1986, 50, no. 83]

Attributions: Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder	'Cranach-Fälscher' (Cranach forger) [Cat. Würzburg 1986, 50, no. 83]
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder	former attribution [Cat. Würzburg 1986, 50, no. 83]

Production date: about 1800 - 1825

Production date

about 1800 - 1825

'Anfang 19. Jahrhundert' [Cat. Würzburg 1986, 50, no. 83]

Dimensions: Dimensions of support: 20.2 x 14.8 cm

Dimensions

Dimensions of support: 20.2 x 14.8 cm
[Cat. Würzburg 1986, 50, no. 83]

Signature / Dating: Artist's insignia upper right (not genuine)

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia upper right (not genuine)
[Cat. Würzburg 1986, 50, no. 83]

Owner: Martin von Wagner Museum der Universität Würzburg
Repository: Martin von Wagner Museum der Universität Würzburg
Location: Würzburg

CDA ID: DE_MWMW_F504
FR (1978) Nr.: FR-none
Persistent Link: https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_MWMW_F504/

Provenance

Fröhlich collection
[Cat. Würzburg 1986, 50, no. 83]

Literature

Reference on page

Catalogue Number

Figure / Plate

Cat. Würzburg 1986

No. 83

Fig. p. 50

Author	Volker Hoffmann, Konrad Koppe
Title	Gemäldekatalog. Martin von Wagner Museum der Universität Würzburg
Place of Publication	Würzburg
Year of Publication	1986

Show Literature

Portrait of an Old Man, about 1800 - 1825

Images

Technical studies

03. 2019Technical examination / Scientific analysis

Infrared reflectography

Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Material:

- the initial design may have been executed with a dry drawing material, stylus; and subsequently reinforced with a darker stylus

Type/Ductus:

- freehand, relatively detailed underdrawing

- delicate to thin lines

Function:

- relatively binding for the final painted version; lines delineate the main contours and describe the essential details and facial features; no representation of volume with hatching strokes

Deviations:

- minor corrections were made to forms during the painting process; no significant changes

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- not possible

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

photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
photographed by Ingo Sandner

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