Katharina of Bora, bust-length, facing left

Katharina of Bora, bust-length, facing left

Title

Katharina of Bora, bust-length, facing left

[KKL 2022]

Painting on beech wood

Medium

Painting on beech wood

[Cat. Hannover 1992, 58]

See German text version

Attributions
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[KKL 2022]

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Wolfson 1992, p. 58-59] [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 312-313]

Production date
1528

Production date

1528

[Pendant dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: max. 37.4 x 23.8 x 1.2 cm (bevelled to 4-7 mm at the edges)

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: max. 37.4 x 23.8 x 1.2 cm (bevelled to 4-7 mm at the edges)

  • [Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover, revised 2021]

Signature / Dating

Pendant dated

Signature / Dating

  • Pendant dated

Inscriptions and Labels

Recto, top left: Inventory number of a former owner: '109'

Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • Recto, top left: Inventory number of a former owner: '109'

Owner
Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover
Repository
Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover
Location
Hannover
CDA ID
DE_NLMH_PAM974
FR (1978) Nr.
FR312-313
KKL-No
IV.M4b, Part of portait group IV
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_NLMH_PAM974/

Connected Works

Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right
  • Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, 1528
  • DE_NLMH_PAM973
  • Painting
  • Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover

Provenance

  • 1929 L. Blumenreich, Berlin
  • 1932 the collection of Fritz Beindorff, Hannover
  • Pelikan Art Collection, Hannover (No. 5)
  • on loan from the Pelikan AG Hannover
  • 1978 acquisition
    [Wolfson 1992, p. 58]

Exhibitions

  • Hannover 1963, No. 1
  • Hannover 1985, No. 9

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Eisenach 2015 101 31 Fig. p. 101
EditorGünter Schuchardt
TitleCranach, Luther und die Bildnisse. Katalog zur Sonderausstellung auf der Wartburg, 2. April bis 19. Juli 2015
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication2015
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Schuchardt 2015 B 40, 41 No. 31 Fig. 17
AuthorGünter Schuchardt
TitlePrivileg und Monopol - Die Lutherporträts der Cranach-Werkstatt
Publicationin Günther Schuchardt, ed., Cranach, Luther und die Bildnisse, Exhib. Cat. Eisenach 2015
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication2015
Pages24-52
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Messling 2010 22, 23 18
AuthorGuido Messling
TitleBlicke auf Cranach
Publicationin Guido Messling, ed., Die Welt des Lucas Cranach. Ein Künstler im Zeitalter von Dürer, Tizian und Metsys, Exhib. Cat. Brussels
Place of PublicationBrussels
Year of Publication2010
Pages12-25
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Cat. Hannover 1992 58-59
AuthorMichael Wolfson
TitleNiedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover. Die deutschen und niederländischen Gemälde bis 1550
Place of PublicationHannover
Year of Publication1992
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Pickshaus 1988 226
AuthorP. M. Pieckshaus
TitleKunstzerstörer
Place of PublicationReinbek
Year of Publication1988
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Exhib. Cat. Hamburg 1983 A 16
EditorWerner Hofmann
TitleLuther und die Folgen für die Kunst, [Hamburg, Kunsthalle. 1983-1984]
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication1983
Show Literature
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 131 312-313
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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Schade 1974 53
AuthorWerner Schade
TitleDie Malerfamilie Cranach
Place of PublicationDresden
Year of Publication1974
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/schade1974
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Ficker 1934 112, 128 Nos. XIII, 143
AuthorJohannes Ficker
TitleDie Bildnisse Luthers aus der Zeit seines Lebens
JournalLuther-Jahrband
Issue16
Year of Publication1934
Pages103-161
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 74 251
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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  • Infrared reflectography
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Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- dry drawing material, dark chalk

Type/Ductus:

- delicate, fine traced lines

Function:

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

Deviations:

- very few alterations made during the painting process

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- not possible

Comments:

- transferred from a pre-existing design (traced)

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2012]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

Conservation History

Date1977

  • attacked with sulphuric acid on the 16th of August 1977

  • subsequently treated and restored

[Cat. Hannover 1992, 58]

  • conservation treatment by Unknown

Versions

Katharina of Bora, bust-length, facing left
  • Katharina of Bora, bust-length, facing left, 1528
  • DE_KSW_G560
  • Painting
  • Klassik Stiftung Weimar, Museums
Katharina of Bora, bust-length, facing left
  • Katharina of Bora, bust-length, facing left, 1528
  • DE_KSVC_M418
  • Painting
  • Oberfrankenstiftung

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