Martin Luther on his Death-bed

Martin Luther on his Death-bed

Title

Martin Luther on his Death-bed

[Cat. Hannover 1992, 65]

Painting on oak wood

Medium

Painting on oak wood

[Cat. Hannover 1992, 65-68]

A half-length portrait of the deceased Martin Luther. He is wearing a white shroud with frills, his eyes are closed and his head has sunk into the pillow, which fills the remaining pictorial space.

[Görres, cda 2012]

Attribution
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Cat. Hannover 1992, 65-68]

Production date
1546

Production date

1546

[Cat. Hannover 1992, 65]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 36 x 23.4 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 36 x 23.4 cm

  • [Cat. Hannover 1992, 65-68]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia on the right edge of the painting: winged serpent with dropped wings, facing left; in black paint (the same black paint as that employed for the hair)

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia on the right edge of the painting: winged serpent with dropped wings, facing left; in black paint (the same black paint as that employed for the hair)

  • [Cat. Hannover 1992, 65]

Owner
Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover
Repository
Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover
Location
Hannover
CDA ID
DE_NLMH_KM107
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_NLMH_KM107/

Provenance

  • in the collection of G. C. Beireis, Helmstedt
  • about 1810 G. von Berlepsch, Braunschweig
  • 1857/1858 in the Culemann Collection, Hannover, No. 151 (1036)
  • 1887 Municipale Gallery (Städtische Galerie)
    [Cat. Hannover 1992, 65-68]

Exhibitions

  • Nuremberg 1952, No. B 4
  • Nuremberg 1983, No. 603

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Frankfurt 2007 196-197 42 p. 197
EditorBodo Brinkmann
TitleCranach der Ältere, [Frankfurt, Städel Museum, 23 Nov 2007 - 17 Feb 2008]
Place of PublicationOstfildern
Year of Publication2007
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Cat. Hannover 1992 65-68
AuthorMichael Wolfson
TitleNiedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover. Die deutschen und niederländischen Gemälde bis 1550
Place of PublicationHannover
Year of Publication1992
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Warnke 1984 59
AuthorMartin Warnke
TitleCranachs Luther. Entwürfe für ein Image
SeriesKunststück
Place of PublicationFrankfurt am Main
Year of Publication1984
Link https://archive.org/details/MartinWarnkeCranachsLutherEntwrfeFFrEinImage
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Exhib. Cat. Nuremberg 1983 437 603
EditorGerhard Bott
TitleMartin Luther und die Reformation in Deutschland. Ausstellung zum 500. Geburtstag Martin Luthers
Place of PublicationFrankfurt a. M.
Year of Publication1983
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Cat. Karlsruhe 1966 94 121
AuthorJan Lauts
TitleStaatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe. Katalog Alter Meister bis 1800
Volume1, 2
Place of PublicationKarlsruhe
Year of Publication1966
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Dieck 1962
AuthorAlfred Dieck
TitleCranachs Gemälde des toten Luther in Hannover und das Problem der Luther-Totenbilder
JournalNiederdeutsche Beiträge zur Kunstgeschichte
Issue2
Year of Publication1962
Pages191-218
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Ficker 1934 140 283
AuthorJohannes Ficker
TitleDie Bildnisse Luthers aus der Zeit seines Lebens
JournalLuther-Jahrband
Issue16
Year of Publication1934
Pages103-161
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Stuhlfauth 1927 21, 43-47 1
AuthorGeorg Stuhlfauth
TitleDie Bildnisse D. Martin Luthers im Tode
SeriesKunstgeschichtliche Forschungen zur Reformationsgeschichte
Volume1
Place of PublicationWeimar
Year of Publication1927
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  • Martin Luther on his Death-bed, 1546

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Technical studies

2012Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
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Underdrawing

- an underdrawing is not readily visible

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2012]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

Condition Reports

Date1992

  • in good condition with the exception of the thinner paint application in the face and hands - the panel may have been trimmed at the sides and along the bottom edge (hand!).

[Cat. Hannover 1992, 65]

Conservation History

Date1969

  • removal of the yellowed varnish and the discoloured retouching

[Cat. Hannover 1992, 65]

  • conservation treatment by Unknown

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