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
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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/
