Altarpiece of Hannover Kreuzkirche: The Martyrdom of the seven sons of St Felicity [left wing, verso]

Altarpiece of Hannover Kreuzkirche: The Martyrdom of the seven sons of St Felicity [left wing, verso]

Titles

Altarpiece of Hannover Kreuzkirche: The Martyrdom of the seven sons of St Felicity [left wing, verso]

[cda, 2012]

The Martyrdom of the seven sons of St Felicity [Altarpiece of Hannover Kreuzkirche, left wing, verso]

[Cat. Hannover 1992, 59]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[cda 2012]

Oak wood

[Cat. Hannover 1992, 59]

The wing panels illustrate a continuous scene depicting the martyrdom of the seven sons of Felicia. Two of her sons lie on the ground in the foreground with their hands bound. A henchman stands over them ready to strike a blow. A further two brothers have been tied to a

The wing panels illustrate a continuous scene depicting the martyrdom of the seven sons of Felicia. Two of her sons lie on the ground in the foreground with their hands bound. A henchman stands over them ready to strike a blow. A further two brothers have been tied to a tree trunk and are being flogged. The fifth brother is about to be thrown off a cliff face.

[Görres, cda 2012]

Attributions
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Younger

Attributions

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932, under no. 302] "Die Kreuzigung näher bei Cranach als die Flügel." [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 377E]

Lucas Cranach the Younger

[Exhib. Cat. 1937, no. 131]

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Stuttmann 1927/28, 343]

Production dates
about 1530 - 1535
about 1546

Production dates

about 1530 - 1535

[Cat. Hannover 1992, 59]

about 1546

[Exhib. Cat. 1937, no. 131]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 151 x 45 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 151 x 45 cm

  • [Cat. Hannover 1992, 59]

Signature / Dating

None

Owner
Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover
Repository
Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover
Location
Hannover
CDA ID
DE_NLMH_PAM776a
FR (1978) Nr.
FR377E
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_NLMH_PAM776a/

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Provenance

  • from the former collegial church (Kollegiatsstiftskirche) St. Alexandri zu Einbeck
  • transferred together with the central panel to the castle church (Schlosskirche) of the Leine palace (Schloss) by Duke Johann Friedrich of Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Hannover during the catholic Interregium of 1675
  • stolen during the french-westfalian usurpation and later returned without the martyrdom scenes
  • the wing panels were acquired ifrom B. Hausmann in 1816 by the Landesgalerie with the assistance of the engraver and miniaturist J. C. F. Giere from Hannover
  • 1857 in the possession of Hannoverian Royalty
  • Cumberland-Galerie
  • 1893 Fideicommiss-Galerie
  • 1925 acquisition
    [Cat. Hannover 1992, 59]

Exhibitions

Berlin 1937, no. 131

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Sandner 2021 78
AuthorIngo Sandner
TitleDie Werkstattpraxis Lucas Cranach des Älteren
Publicationin Dagmar Täube, ed., Lucas Cranach der Ältere und Hans Kemmer. Meistermaler zwischen Renaissance und Reformation [Lübeck, St. Annen-Museum]
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication2021
Pages71-81
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Müller 2008 22
AuthorUlfried Müller
TitleDie Schloß- und Stadtkirche St. Crucis (Kreuzkirche) in Hannover. 675 Jahre Kreuzkirche 1333-2008
Place of PublicationMunich, Berlin
Issue2., neu bearbeitete Auflage
Year of Publication2008
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Cat. Hannover 1992 59-63
AuthorMichael Wolfson
TitleNiedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover. Die deutschen und niederländischen Gemälde bis 1550
Place of PublicationHannover
Year of Publication1992
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 146 377E
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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Nöldeke 1979 291 191, 195
AuthorArnold Nöldeke
TitleDie Kunstdenkmale der Stadt Hannover. 1. Teil: Denkmäler des "alten" Stadtgebietes Hannover
Place of PublicationOsnabrück
Year of Publication1979
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Cat. Hannover 1954 48-49 60
AuthorGert von der Osten
TitleKatalog der Gemälde Alter Meister in der Niedersächsischen Landesgalerie Hannover
Place of PublicationHannover
Year of Publication1954
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Exhib. Cat. Berlin 1937 47 131 Pl. 97
EditorStaatliche Museen, Berlin
TitleLucas Cranach d. Ä. und Lucas Cranach d. J. Gemälde, Zeichnungen, Graphik
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1937
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 85 302
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1932
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/friedlaender1932
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Stuttmann 1927/1928 341-344
AuthorFerdinand Stuttmann
TitleEin übersehener Altar L. Cranachs d. Ae. in Hannover
JournalZeitschrift für bildende Kunst
Issue61
Year of Publication1927
Pages341-344
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Flechsig 1900 A 98
AuthorEduard Flechsig
TitleCranachstudien
Volume1
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1900
Link page/n5/mode/2up
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Schuchardt 1871 164-166 60
AuthorChristian Schuchardt
TitleLucas Cranach des Aeltern Leben und Werke. Dritter Theil
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1871
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/schuchardt1871bd3
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  • Altarpiece of Hannover Kreuzkirche: The Martyrdom of the seven sons of St Felicity [left wing, verso], about 1530 - 1535

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Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- fluid, black medium, brush

Type/Ductus:

- detailed and freehand underdrawing

- thin to broader lines

Function:

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

Deviations:

- minor alterations made during the painting process

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2012]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

Condition Reports

Date1992

  • the recto and verso of both panels have been separated

  • numerous retouches, particularly in the sky of the left panel

  • the underdrawing is typical of the Cranach workshop, particularly in the areas of flesh paint of the figures in the foreground

[Cat. Hannover 1992, 59]

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