Philipp Melanchthon on his Deathbed

Philipp Melanchthon on his Deathbed

Title

Philipp Melanchthon on his Deathbed

[cda 2016]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[cda 2016]

Painting on lime wood

[Kolb 2005 A, 166]

A half-length portrait of Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560) resting on a white cushion and dressed in a white robe. His eyes are already closed and he has a peaceful expression on his face. His hands are folded and rest on his stomach.

[cda 2016]

Attribution
Workshop of Lucas Cranach the Younger

Attribution

Workshop of Lucas Cranach the Younger

[Exhib. Cat. St Peterburg 2016, 172, no. 34]; 'Lucas Cranach der Jüngere (Werkstatt)' [Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 538] [Kolb 2005 A, 166]

Production dates
about 1560
after 1560

Production dates

about 1560

[cda 2016]

after 1560

[Exhib. Cat. St Peterburg 2016, 172, no. 34] [Kolb 2005 A, 166]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 36.5 x 26.5 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 36.5 x 26.5 cm

  • [Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 538]

Signature / Dating

none

Owner
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Repository
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg
CDA ID
DE_SKD-Lost_1952
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_SKD-Lost_1952/

Provenance

  • 1871 aided by H. Brückner it entered the gallery collection [Dresden]
  • missing since the Second World War
    [Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 536]

See also: [Lost Art-Datenbank: Lost Art-ID 124239, acccessed 17.12.2019]

  • St. Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum, accessioned in 1946 by Colonel General N. E. Schibisowa (Inv. no. EKse 1715), formerly in the Staatliche Kunstsammmlungen, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden (Gal. no. 1952).
    [Exhib. Cat. St Peterburg 2016, 172, no. 34]

Exhibitions

St Petersburg 2016, no. 34

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. St. Petersburg 2016 172, 173 034 Fig.
AuthorMaria Pavlovna Garlova
EditorThe State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg
TitleKranachi: mezdi Renessansom i Man'erizmom / The Cranachs. Between the renaissance and mannerism
Place of PublicationSt. Petersburg
Year of Publication2016
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Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005 538
EditorHarald Marx, Karin Kolb, Ingrid Mössinger
TitleCranach Anlässlich der Ausstellung Cranach vom 13. November 2005 bis 12. März 2006 in den Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz. Eine Ausstellung in Kooperation mit der Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister der Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Place of PublicationCologne
Year of Publication2005
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Kolb 2005 A 164, 166 Fig. 81
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 538
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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Ebert 1963 87
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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Cat. Dresden 1862 No. 1780a
AuthorJulius Hübner
TitleVerzeichniss der Königlichen Gemälde-Gallerie zu Dresden. Mit einer historischen Einleitung. Notizen über die Erwerbung und Angaben der Bezeichnung der einzelnen Bilder
Place of PublicationDresden
Year of Publication1862
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  • Philipp Melanchthon on his Deathbed, about 1560

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