Man of Sorrows

Man of Sorrows

Title

Man of Sorrows

[cda 2013]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[cda 2013]

The panel depicts Christ as the Man of Sorrows as a full-length figure against a black background and standing on stony ground. Christ faces right and looks at the viewer. A halo with short rays surrounds his head, which is crowned with thorns. His arms are crossed in front of

The panel depicts Christ as the Man of Sorrows as a full-length figure against a black background and standing on stony ground. Christ faces right and looks at the viewer. A halo with short rays surrounds his head, which is crowned with thorns. His arms are crossed in front of his chest to reveal the wounds of the passion that cover his whole body.

[Görres, cda 2013]

Attribution
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[cda 2013]

Production date
about 1520 - 1525

Production date

about 1520 - 1525

[cda 2013]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 123.3 x 41 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 123.3 x 41 cm

  • [cda 2013]

Signature / Dating

None

Owner
Ev.-Luth. Kirchgemeinde St. Nikolai, Weistropp-Constappel
Repository
Dom zu Meißen
Location
Meissen
CDA ID
DE_NWC-DM_NONE-DM008
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_NWC-DM_NONE-DM008/

Provenance

  • on permanent loan from the church of St. Nikolai, Weistropp-Constappel

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Weimar 2015 56
EditorWolfgang Holler, Karin Kolb
TitleCranach in Weimar, [Weimar, Schiller-Museum, 3 April - 14 June 2015]
Place of PublicationDresden
Year of Publication2015
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Gurlitt 1923 108
AuthorCornelius Gurlitt
TitleBeschreibende Darstellung der älteren Bau- und Kunstdenkmäler in Sachsen. Amtshauptmannschaft Meißen-Land
SeriesBeschreibende Darstellung der älteren Bau- und Kunstdenkmäler in Sachsen
Volume41
Place of PublicationDresden
Year of Publication1923
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Connected Works

Mother of Sorrows
  • Mother of Sorrows, about 1520 - 1525
  • DE_NWC-DM_NONE-DM009
  • Painting
  • Ev.-Luth. Kirchgemeinde St. Nikolai, Weistropp-Constappel
  • Man of Sorrows, about 1520 - 1525

Images

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Technical studies

07. 2013Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
  • irr

Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- dry drawing material, dark chalk (for the initial design); fluid, black medium and brush

Type/Ductus:

- relatively detailed and freehand underdrawing

- thin to broad lines with a brush

- hatching-strokes

Function:

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

Deviations:

- minor alterations made during the painting process to clearly define form; small changes (e.g. the right foot)

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- workshop of Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2013]

  • photographed by Ingo Sandner
  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich

07. 2013Technical Examination

  • reverse

Support

verso thinned and cradled

[cda 2013]

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