Portrait of Duke Henry the Devout

Portrait of Duke Henry the Devout

Title

Portrait of Duke Henry the Devout

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, 140, No. 352]

Painting on limewood

Medium

Painting on limewood

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, 140, No. 352]

The painting depicts Duke Heinrich of Saxony (1473-1541) as a full-length life-size figure holding a sword with both hands. The electoral coat-of-arms is shown in the top right corner.

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, 140, No. 352]

Production date
1537

Production date

1537

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 172 x 64 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 172 x 64 cm

  • [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, 141-142, No. 359]

  • [Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 530]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia upper left: inscribed with winged serpent (elevated wings) and dated '1537'

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia upper left: inscribed with winged serpent (elevated wings) and dated '1537'

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscription at the top edge: 'HEINRICH HERCZOG ZV SACHSSEN / LANDGRAVE IN DORINGENN VND / MARGGRAVE ZV MEISSENN'

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

  • Inscription at the top edge:

  • 'HEINRICH HERCZOG ZV SACHSSEN / LANDGRAVE IN DORINGENN VND / MARGGRAVE ZV MEISSENN'

Owner
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Repository
painting not preserved
CDA ID
DE_SKD-Lost_1915
FR (1978) Nr.
FR352
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_SKD-Lost_1915/

Provenance

  • property of the city of Dresden; since 1871 in the gallery, formerly in the town hall
  • destroyed during World War II
    [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, 140, No. 352]

Exhibitions

1937 Berlin, Cat. No. 102
1899 Dresden, Cat. No. 66

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
CDA.Bloh 2005 177 Fig. 85
AuthorJutta Charlotte von Bloh
TitleKleidung und Waffen in den Fürstenbildnissen der Cranachs
Publicationin Harald Marx, Ingrid Mössinger, Karin Kolb, eds., Cranach, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005
Place of PublicationCologne
Year of Publication2005
Pages174-181
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Kolb 2005 A 162, 164 Fig. 73
AuthorKarin Kolb
TitleCranach - Die Gemälde in Dresden und ihre Geschichte
Publicationin Harald Marx, Ingrid Mössinger, Karin Kolb, eds., Cranach. Gemälde aus Dresden, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz
Place of PublicationCologne
Year of Publication2005
Pages112-173
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Kolb 2005 C 536
AuthorKarin Kolb
TitleDokumentation zum Dresdener Cranach-Bestand
Publicationin Harald Marx, Ingrid Mössinger, Karin Kolb, eds., Cranach. Gemälde aus Dresden, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz
Place of PublicationCologne
Year of Publication2005
Pages526-572
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 140 No. 352 Fig. 352
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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Schade 1974 Fig. 187
AuthorWerner Schade
TitleDie Malerfamilie Cranach
Place of PublicationDresden
Year of Publication1974
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/schade1974
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Ebert 1963/1964 26
AuthorHans Ebert
TitleÜber die Rückgewinnung zeitweilig verschollener Werke der Dresdener Gemäldegalerie
JournalJahrbuch der Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Issue4 (1963/1964)
Year of Publication1964
Pages25-44
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Ebert 1963 26
AuthorHans Ebert
TitleÜber die Rückgewinnung zeitweilig verschollener Werke der Dresdener Gemäldegalerie
JournalJahrbuch der Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Issue4 (1963/1964)
Year of Publication1963
Pages25-44
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Exhib. Cat. Berlin 1937 38 102 Pl. 82
EditorStaatliche Museen, Berlin
TitleLucas Cranach d. Ä. und Lucas Cranach d. J. Gemälde, Zeichnungen, Graphik
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1937
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 286
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1932
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/friedlaender1932
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Exhib. Cat. Dresden 1899 No. 66
EditorKarl Woermann
TitleDeutsche Kunstausstellung Dresden 1899. Abteilung Cranach-Ausstellung. Wissenschaftliches Verzeichnis der ausgestellten Werke
Place of PublicationDresden
Year of Publication1899
Link http://resolver.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/SBB00002A2400000000
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Schuchardt 1851 C No. 290
AuthorChristian Schuchardt
TitleLucas Cranach des Aeltern Leben und Werke. Zweiter Theil
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1851
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/schuchardt1851bd2
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