Portrait of a Young Woman

Title

[cda 2019]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Cat. Würzburg 1986, 50, no. 84]

Bust-length portrait, facing left. The sitter is wearing a green bodice and a delicate veil over her parted hair and forehead.

[Cat. Würzburg 1986, 50, no. 84]

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. 84]
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder	former attribution [Cat. Würzburg 1986, 50, no. 84]

Production date: about 1800 - 1825

Production date

about 1800 - 1825

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

Dimensions: Dimensions of support: 20.4 x 15.1 cm

Dimensions

Dimensions of support: 20.4 x 15.1 cm
[Heydenreich, cda 2019]
slightly differing measures at the catalogue:
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. 84]

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

CDA ID: DE_MWMW_F505
FR (1978) Nr.: FR-none
Persistent Link: https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_MWMW_F505/

Provenance

Fröhlich collection
[Cat. Würzburg 1986, 50, no. 84]

Literature

Reference on page

Catalogue Number

Figure / Plate

Cat. Würzburg 1986

No. 84

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

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Research History / Discussion

'The painting draws on the depiction of the Virgin in Cranach’s Virgin and Child (Innsbruck)' [AT_DJI_NONE-DJI001]

[Cat. Würzburg 1986, 50, no. 505]

Portrait of a Young Woman, about 1800 - 1825

Images

Technical studies

03. 2019Technical examination / Scientific analysis

Infrared reflectography

Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Material:

- dry drawing material, stylus

Type/Ductus:

- thin to somewhat broader lines

- traced or copied underdrawing

Function:

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

Deviations:

- very minor corrections were made to forms during the painting process

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- not possible

Comments:

- probably transferred; free copy after Canach

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

photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
photographed by Ingo Sandner

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