Portrait of Sibylle of Cleve

Portrait of Sibylle of Cleve

Title

Portrait of Sibylle of Cleve

[Exhib. Cat. Wittenberg 2015 A, 19]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Exhib. Cat. Wittenberg 2015 A, 19]

A three quarter length portrait of the princess wearing a dress with a heavy gold chain and an ornately trimmed decollete over a white pleated blouse. The laced bodice corresponds with German renaissance fashion, whereas the black of the gown, the padded shoulders, the stiff collar and the high ruff

A three quarter length portrait of the princess wearing a dress with a heavy gold chain and an ornately trimmed decollete over a white pleated blouse. The laced bodice corresponds with German renaissance fashion, whereas the black of the gown, the padded shoulders, the stiff collar and the high ruff reveal the influence of Spanish fashion that was spreading throughout Europe.

[Exhib. Cat. Wittenberg 2015 A, 19]

Attributions
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[cda 2016]

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Exhib. Cat. Wittenberg 2015 A, 19]

Production date
about 1533

Production date

about 1533

[Exhib. Cat. Wittenberg 2015 A, 19]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 20.3 x 14.5 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 20.3 x 14.5 cm

  • [Exhib. Cat. Wittenberg 2015 A, 19]

Signature / Dating

None

Owner
Stiftung August Ohm, Hamburg
Repository
Stiftung August Ohm, Hamburg
Location
Hamburg
CDA ID
DE_SAOH_1991-3
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_SAOH_1991-3/

Provenance

  • Ambassador Ruth Lewis Farkas
    Exhib. Cat. Wittenberg 2015 A, 19]

Exhibitions

  • Wittenberg 2015

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Wittenb 2015 A 19
AuthorAugust Ohm
TitleCranach und Luther. Aufbruch in die neue Zeit. Gemälde, Grafiken und Objekte der Sammlung Atelier und Stiftung August Ohm, [Wittenberg, Cranach-Stiftung, 26.06.2015-15.01.2016]
Place of PublicationWittenberg
Year of Publication2015
Show Literature
  • Portrait of Sibylle of Cleve, about 1533

Images

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Technical studies

10. 2015Technical examination / Scientific analysis

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Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Material:

- probably a fluid dark medium (?), lines applied with a brush over an initial design executed with a stylus (?)

Type/Ductus:

- relatively economic and freehand underdrawing (not always distinguishable from the painted version)

- thin lines

Function:

- relatively binding for the final version (where visible); the lines delineate the main contours, define forms therein and describe facial features; no representation of volume with hatching strokes

Deviations:

- few corrections were made to forms during the painting process

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- not possible (but probably workshop of Lucas Cranach the Elder)

[Sandner, Smith-Contini, Heydenreich, cda 2017]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

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