Although this sheet was not executed before 1554 according to Troschke 1939, 21 it was in the edition of the Lutheran bible printed on parchment in 1541 for Johanns II. of Anhalt (1504-1551) [Libri in membr. impr. fol. 8 und 9] and was located at the beginning of the first
Although this sheet was not executed before 1554 according to Troschke 1939, 21 it was in the edition of the Lutheran bible printed on parchment in 1541 for Johanns II. of Anhalt (1504-1551) [Libri in membr. impr. fol. 8 und 9] and was located at the beginning of the first volume.
It depicts a full-length portrait of Georg III. of Anhalt in a niche with a pointed arch. He stands on a marble floor facing right and his cast shadow falls on the blue background in the niche. The Duke wears a fur-trimmed cloak and holds a book and a wreath of roses in his hands. A boarder with ten coats of arms with decorative helms runs around the niche.
In the bottom left corner the year 1554 is recorded above the artist's insignia. This is illegible in the present reproduction of the lost sheet but is confirmed by other historical photographs.
[Görres, cda 2015]
- Attribution
- Lucas Cranach the Younger
Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Younger | [Wahl 1935, 148] |
- Production date
- 1554
Production date
1554 | [dated] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support (parchment sheet): 33 x 23 cm
Dimensions
Dimensions of support (parchment sheet): 33 x 23 cm
Dimensions of painted surface: 30.5 x 20.5 cm
[Troschke 1939, 20]
- Signature / Dating
- Artist's insignia and date at the bottom left: winged serpent with dropped wings, above dated '1554' (the date no longer visible here is documented on other historical photographs).
Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia and date at the bottom left: winged serpent with dropped wings, above dated '1554' (the date no longer visible here is documented on other historical photographs).
[cda 2015]
- Owner
- Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz
- Repository
- Unknown
- CDA ID
- DE_SBB-Lost_fol-8-Iv
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR-none
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_SBB-Lost_fol-8-Iv/