Portrait of Philipp Melanchthon

Portrait of Philipp Melanchthon

Title

Portrait of Philipp Melanchthon

[Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover, 2012]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover, 2012]

Half-length portrait of Melanchthon in three-quarter profile, facing left, bare-headed and wearing a black cloak.

[Görres, cda 2012]

Attributions
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[cda, 2012]

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover, 2012]

Production date
1533

Production date

1533

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 37.4 x 23.7 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 37.4 x 23.7 cm

  • [Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover, revised 2012]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia on the right above the shoulder: winged serpent with elevated wings facing left between the date '1533'

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia on the right above the shoulder: winged serpent with elevated wings facing left between the date '1533'

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover
Location
Hannover
CDA ID
DE_NLMH_L115
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_NLMH_L115/

Provenance

  • on loan from a private collection
    [Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover, revised 2012]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Heydenreich 2015 122, 123 Fig. 5d
AuthorGunnar Heydenreich
TitleHans Cranach. Auf der Suche nach seinem verlorenen Oeuvre
Publicationin Elke A. Werner, Anne Eusterschulte, Gunnar Heydenreich, eds., Lucas Cranach der Jüngere und die Reformation der Bilder
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication2015
Link https://lucascranach.org/application/files/5415/6232/3883/Heydenreich_2015_-_Hans_Cranach.pdf
Pages116 -127
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Cat. Hannover 1992
AuthorMichael Wolfson
TitleNiedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover. Die deutschen und niederländischen Gemälde bis 1550
Place of PublicationHannover
Year of Publication1992
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  • Portrait of Philipp Melanchthon, 1533

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Technical studies

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  • Infrared reflectography
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Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- fluid medium, brush; possibly combined with a dry drawing material

Type/Ductus:

- thin, copied lines (with a brush); occasional delicate, fine lines (dry drawing material?)

Function:

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

Deviations:

- minor alterations made during the painting process to clearly define form (e.g. the back of the head)

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- not possible

Comments:

- probably transferred from a pre-existing design (traced) and the lines were then reinforced with a brush

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2012]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

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