Bust portrait of the apostles Jude Thaddeus and Simon

Bust portrait of the apostles Jude Thaddeus and Simon

Title

Bust portrait of the apostles Jude Thaddeus and Simon

[Stiftung der Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha'schen Familie, revised 2016]

Painting on fir

Medium

Painting on fir

[Cat. Coburg 2018, 46]

This fragment of an originally considerable taller panel depicts both saints as bust-length figures reading a book together. The remaining section of the image does not offer enough information to identify them by name, but an historical description of the original appearance [Lehfeldt 1900, col. 163-164] states that the

This fragment of an originally considerable taller panel depicts both saints as bust-length figures reading a book together. The remaining section of the image does not offer enough information to identify them by name, but an historical description of the original appearance [Lehfeldt 1900, col. 163-164] states that the saint on the left in a yellow robe and blue head attire is Simon. Generally this saint is accompanied by the apostle Jude Thaddeus and therefore it may be assumed that he is the figure on the right wearing a blue robe under a red coat.

[Görres, cda 2017]

Attribution
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Cat. Coburg 2018, 46] [Stiftung der Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha'schen Familie, revised 2016]

Production dates
about 1515
about 1513

Production dates

about 1515

[Exhib Cat. Kronach 1994, No. 135]

about 1513

[Cat. Coburg 2018, 46]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 40 x 50.4 x 0.3-0.5 cm (original panel)/ 1.8 cm (including cradle)

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 40 x 50.4 x 0.3-0.5 cm (original panel)/ 1.8 cm (including cradle)

  • [Cat. Coburg 2018, 46]

  • Dimensions with frame: 58 x 70 cm

  • [Stiftung der Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha'schen Familie, revised 2016]

Signature / Dating

none

Inscriptions and Labels

none Reverse of the panel: - numerous round stamps 'Eigentum de Herzogl. Familienstiftung'

  • adhesive label with a blue boarder and …

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

  • none

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • Reverse of the panel: - numerous round stamps 'Eigentum de Herzogl. Familienstiftung'

    • adhesive label with a blue boarder and serrated edge: '2'
    • handwritten in red 'V 31'
    • adhesive label 'Coburg Reidenzschloss'

  • [Cat. Coburg 2018, 46]

Owner
Stiftung der Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha'schen Familie
Repository
Veste Coburg Kunstsammlungen
Location
Coburg
CDA ID
DE_SHSCGF_XI300
FR (1978) Nr.
FR064B
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_SHSCGF_XI300/

Connected Works

Friedrich III the Wise, Elector of Saxony
  • Friedrich III the Wise, Elector of Saxony, about 1515
  • DE_KSVC_M166
  • Painting
  • Veste Coburg Kunstsammlungen
Johann the Steadfast, Elector of Saxony
  • Johann the Steadfast, Elector of Saxony, about 1515
  • DE_KSVC_M167
  • Painting
  • Veste Coburg Kunstsammlungen
Bust portrait of the apostles James the Greater and Andrew
  • Bust portrait of the apostles James the Greater and Andrew, about 1515
  • DE_SHSCGF_XI70
  • Painting
  • Stiftung der Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha'schen Familie

Provenance

  • originally conceived for the chapel (Schlosskirche) in the Veste Coburg (?)
    [Exhib. Cat. Frankfurt 2007, No. 28, 29]
  • ducal property, Coburg, Ehrenburg castle
  • 1921 displayed in the Ducal Palace (Fürstenbau), Veste Coburg
  • 1928 Ducal Family Foundation (Herzogliche Familienstiftung), Coburg
  • April 1945 - August 1947 transferred to the monastery Banz during World War 2
  • since 2015 in the Veste Coburg on permanent loan from the Stiftung der Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha'schen Familie (Ducal Art Collection)
    [Cat. Coburg 2018, 46]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Cat. Coburg 2018 46, 47, 49-51, 124-126 5 Pl. p. 48, Figs. 2, 4; Fig. 4, p. 125
AuthorKlaus Weschenfelder
TitleCranach in Coburg. Gemälde von Lucas Cranach d.Ä., Lucas Cranach d.J., der Werkstatt und des Umkreises in den Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication2018
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Weschenfelder 2018 A 18, 20, 23
AuthorKlaus Weschenfelder
TitleCranach in Coburg.
Publicationin Klaus Weschenfelder, ed., Cranach in Coburg. Gemälde von Lucas Cranach d.Ä., Lucas Cranach d.J., der Werkstatt und des Umkreises in den Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication2018
Pages7-23
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Exhib. Cat. Kronach 1994 315-316 135b
EditorClaus Grimm, Johannes Erichsen, Evamaria Brockhoff
TitleLucas Cranach. Ein Maler-Unternehmer aus Franken [Festung Rosenberg, Kronach 17.05 - 21.08.1994; Museum der Bildenden Künste, Leipzig 07.09 - 06.11.1994]
SeriesVeröffentlichungen zur bayerischen Geschichte und Kultur
Volume26
Place of PublicationAugsburg, Coburg
Year of Publication1994
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Lehfeldt 1900 col. 162-163
AuthorPaul Lehfeldt
TitleÜber zwei Gemälde im Stadtschloß bezw. auf der Veste Coburg
JournalKunstchronik
IssueNF., XI, Jg., 1900
Year of Publication1900
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Research History / Discussion

The fragment was originally part of the wing panel of a retable and was located at the upper third on the outer side of the right wing The inner side showed a portrait of Duke Johann I of Saxony as a worshiper.

[Exhib. Cat. Kronach 1994, No. 135]

  • Bust portrait of the apostles Jude Thaddeus and Simon, about 1515

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Technical studies

2018Technical Examination

Support

- fir

- four planks, vertically aligned and butt-joined. Planks I and II: 23.8 cm; plank III: 14.4 cm; plank IV: 10.4 cm

- the panel was thinned with a tooth plane to a thickness of 0.10 cm so it could be slotted into the original frame. It was bevelled at the sides

Ground and Imprimatura

- chalk ground

[Cat. Coburg 2018, 46]

Condition Reports

Date2018

Support:

  • the original panel is trimmed on all four sides

  • an additional batten of c. 0.7-0.9 cm was attached to each of the sides

  • a maple wood crade was attached to the reverse

  • the cradle and the original surface of the reverse were stained brown

Varnish:

  • the painting has a glossy resin varnish, which was probably applied repeatedly with a brush. The strong fluorescence of this layer restricts the identification of retouches under UV light to a few relatively new ones.

[Cat. Coburg 2018, 46]

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