St George in Battle

St George in Battle

Title

St George in Battle

[Cat. Hannover 1992, 68]

Painting on beech wood

Medium

Painting on beech wood

[Cat. Hannover 1992, 68]

St George prepares to plunge the sword into the dragon, that crouches beneath his horse. George wears flamboyant armour and a broad-rimmed hat with a plume. On the left edge the king's daugther is visible with her attribute of the lamb.

[Görres, cda 2012]

Attributions
Anonymous Master from the Cranach Workshop
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Anonymous Master from the Cranach Workshop

'Saxon Pupil of Cranach the Elder'
[L. Grote, written correspondence, 16.03.1954] [1]
[1] [Cat. Hannover 1992, 68]

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Jakob Rosenberg, written correspondence 05.05.1953] [1]
[1] [Cat. Hannover 1992, 68]

Circle of Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Cat. Hannover 1992, 68]

Production date
1536

Production date

1536

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 30 x 27.6 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 30 x 27.6 cm

  • [Cat. Hannover 1992, 68]

Signature / Dating

Date bottom left: '1536'

Signature / Dating

  • Date bottom left: '1536'

Inscriptions and Labels

Reverse of the panel: old handwritten label: 'Friedrich Löffelholz'
[Cat. Hannover 1992, 68]

Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • Reverse of the panel: old handwritten label: 'Friedrich Löffelholz'

  • [Cat. Hannover 1992, 68]

Owner
Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover
Repository
Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover
Location
Hannover
CDA ID
DE_NLMH_KM148
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_NLMH_KM148/

Provenance

  • probably belonged to the Löffelholz family, Nuremberg. No. 10 in the estate inventory of Hans Friedrich II. Löffelholz of Colberg, 1670
  • Culemann Collection, Hannover, No. 153 (972)
  • 1887 Municipal Gallery (Städtische Galerie)
    [Cat. Hannover 1992, 68]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Cat. Hannover 1992 68
AuthorMichael Wolfson
TitleNiedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover. Die deutschen und niederländischen Gemälde bis 1550
Place of PublicationHannover
Year of Publication1992
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Research History / Discussion

The present paintings of a knight and a princess are probably portraits of Hans Löffelholz of Colberg (1504-1544) and his wife Anna of Giech.

[Cat. Hannover 1992, 68]

  • St George in Battle, 1536

Images

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Technical studies

2012Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
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Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- fluid black medium, brush

Type/Ductus:

- detailed and freehand underdrawing

- thin to somewhat broader lines

- hatching-strokes

Function:

- binding for the final painted version; lines delineate contours and describe essential details and the facial features; representation of volume (hatching-strokes)

Deviations:

- minor alterations made during the painting process to clearly define form

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- workshop or circle of

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2012]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

Condition Reports

Date1992

In good condition

[Cat. Hannover 1992, 68]

Citing from the Cranach Digital Archive

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