Portrait of a Bearded Man

Portrait of a Bearded Man

Title

Portrait of a Bearded Man

[Cat. Stuttgart 1931, 38]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Elsbeth Wiemann, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, revised 2015]

The painting shows the half-length figure of a bearded man in three-quarter profile before a blue background. He wears a fur-trimmed 'Schaube' (a loose, wide-sleeved mantle) over a black doublet with embroidery and gemstone knops. The banded collar of a finely pleated white shirt encircles his neck. A slanted beret

The painting shows the half-length figure of a bearded man in three-quarter profile before a blue background. He wears a fur-trimmed 'Schaube' (a loose, wide-sleeved mantle) over a black doublet with embroidery and gemstone knops. The banded collar of a finely pleated white shirt encircles his neck. A slanted beret flaunting feathers covers his head; from beneath it a lock of his hair peeks out, already grey in contrast to his red beard. His gold necklace with a medallion and the wide ring with a blue stone gracing the index finger of his left hand are to be understood as pointers to the social status asserted by the sitter.

[Elsbeth Wiemann, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, revised 2015]

Attributions
Workshop of Lucas Cranach the Younger
Lucas Cranach the Younger

Attributions

Workshop of Lucas Cranach the Younger

[Cat. Stuttgart 1957, 71]

Lucas Cranach the Younger

[Cat. Stuttgart 1931, 38]

Production date
about 1540 - 1550

Production date

about 1540 - 1550

[cda 2015]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 64 x 48.9/49 (top/bottom) x 1.2 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 64 x 48.9/49 (top/bottom) x 1.2 cm

  • [cda 2015]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia at the top left: winged serpent with angled wings, facing left, in black paint

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia at the top left: winged serpent with angled wings, facing left, in black paint

  • [Elsbeth Wiemann, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, revised 2015]

Inscriptions and Labels

Reverse of the panel: Inscription at centre left '17 3'; at bottom left a red seal with the coat …

Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • Reverse of the panel: Inscription at centre left '17 3'; at bottom left a red seal with the coat of arms of the House of Württemberg; at top right a red seal of the Stuttgart customs office; Staatsgalerie Stuttgart inventory label (STAATL. GEMÄLDEGALERIE STUTTGART GEPRÜFT 1926)

  • [Elsbeth Wiemann, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, revised 2015]

Owner
Land Baden-Württemberg
Repository
Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
Location
Stuttgart
CDA ID
DE_SGS_1522
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_SGS_1522/

Provenance

  • Schloss Ludwigsburg
  • in 1926 transferred from there
    [Cat. Stuttgart 1931, 38]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Cat. Stuttgart 1962 59
EditorStuttgarter Galerieverein
TitleKatalog der Staatsgalerie Stuttgart. Alte Meister
Place of PublicationStuttgart
Year of Publication1962
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Cat. Stuttgart 1957 71
EditorStuttgarter Galerieverein
TitleKatalog der Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
Place of PublicationStuttgart
Year of Publication1957
Show Literature
Cat. Stuttgart 1931 38
AuthorKlaus von Baudissin
TitleKatalog der Staatsgalerie zu Stuttgart
Place of PublicationStuttgart
Year of Publication1931
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  • Portrait of a Bearded Man, about 1540 - 1550

Images

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Technical studies

06. 2015Technical Examination

Support

- partial application of tow on the recto of the panel

- original surface has been retained on the verso including a rebate on all four sides

- original thickness of 1.2 cm

  • examined by Gunnar Heydenreich

06. 2015Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
  • irr

DESCRIPTION

An underdrawing is not readily visible

[Sandner, Smith-Contini, Heydenreich, cda 2016]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

Condition Reports

Date06. 2015

  • the verso was glazed over at a later stage

  • the wood is bad quality

  • untersucht von Gunnar Heydenreich

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