Christ as the Man of Sorrows flanked by angels

Christ as the Man of Sorrows flanked by angels

Painting on beech wood

Medium

Painting on beech wood

[Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 360]
[Klein, Report 2003]

The painting depicts the seated Man of Sorrows as a half-length figure against a black background. His arms are folded in front of his stomach and holding the whip and rods he looks out at the viewer. He wears a crown of thorns and has inclined his head to the

The painting depicts the seated Man of Sorrows as a half-length figure against a black background. His arms are folded in front of his stomach and holding the whip and rods he looks out at the viewer. He wears a crown of thorns and has inclined his head to the side. A large number of putti are shown in the upper corners of the horizontally aligned rectangular composition.

[Görres, cda 2016]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, 2011]

Production date
about 1540

Production date

about 1540

[Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 360]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 58 x 79 x 1.6 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 58 x 79 x 1.6 cm

  • [Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 360]

Signature / Dating

None

Inscriptions and Labels

Reverse of the panel: [Gal.-Nr.]; Sammlungsnachweis Pillnitz (repeatedly): 'Inv. [?]'; in pencil: 'X'; in black capitals: 'S …

Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • Reverse of the panel: [Gal.-Nr.]; Sammlungsnachweis Pillnitz (repeatedly): 'Inv. [?]'; in pencil: 'X'; in black capitals: 'S 96 A'; in blue chalk: '- 214'; in red paint: '33.'; in white chalk: '47'; in green paint: '366'

  • [Schlegel 2003, 53][1]

  • [1][Schlegel, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 360]

Owner
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Repository
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Location
Dresden
CDA ID
DE_SKD_GG1914
FR (1978) Nr.
FR382
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_SKD_GG1914/

Provenance

  • 1874 acquired from the London art dealer Pinti (formerly owned by Henry Darby Seymour)
    [Sächs, HStADD, GG Nr. 4, Bd. 3][Sächs, HStADD, GG Nr. 8, Bd. 4. 3][1]
  • [Sächs, HStADD, 13458 SKD, Inventar Nr. 367, Nr. 41][1]

[1][Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 362]

Exhibitions

Dresden 1899, No. 118
Dresden 1937, 13
Bucarest 1973, No. 99
Chemnitz 2005, No. 26

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Sandner, Heydenreich, Smith-Contini 2015 136, Fn. 65
AuthorGunnar Heydenreich, Ingo Sandner, Helen Smith-Contini
TitleVeränderungen beim Unterzeichnen in Cranachs Werkstatt und die Arbeitsweise von Sohn Lucas
Publicationin Elke A. Werner, Anne Eusterschulte, Gunnar Heydenreich, eds., Lucas Cranach der Jüngere und die Reformation der Bilder
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication2015
Link https://lucascranach.org/application/files/5215/6337/7366/Heydenreich_Sandner_Smith-Contini_2015_-_Unterzeichnung.pdf
Pages128-141
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Maaz 2010 50, 51
AuthorBernhard Maaz
TitleCranach in der Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister Dresden
Place of PublicationBerlin, Munich
Year of Publication2010
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Chamonikola 2005 B 25 (English version 11)
AuthorKaliopi Chamonikola
TitleLucas Cranach a ceské zeme/ Lucas Cranach and the Czech Lands
Publicationin Kaliopi Chamonikola, ed., Pod znamením okrídleného hada. Lucas Cranach a ceské zeme, Under the winged Serpent, Lucas Cranach and the Czech Lands, Exhib. Prague 2005
Place of PublicationPrague
Year of Publication2005
Pages13-33 (6-15)
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Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005 266, 360-365 26 Pl. p. 361, Fig. 167
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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Exhib. Cat. Prague 2005 146, 148 (English version 54) under no. 43
EditorObrazárna Pražského hradu, Kaliopi Chamonikola
TitlePod znamením okrídleného hada. Lucas Cranach a ceské zeme. Under the winged Serpent. Lucas Cranach and the Czech Land
Place of PublicationPrague
Year of Publication2005
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Kolb 2005 A 155 26
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 533, 551, 554-556 26
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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Schölzel 2005 193 26
AuthorChristoph Schölzel
TitleZeichnungen unter der Farbschicht. Zu den Unterzeichnungen von Cranachs Gemälden in der Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister und in der Rüstkammer Dresden
Publicationin Harald Marx, Ingrid Mössinger, Karin Kolb, eds., Cranach. Gemälde aus Dresden, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz
Place of PublicationCologne
Year of Publication2005
Pages182-197
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Kolb 2004 180
AuthorKarin Kolb
TitleWiederbegegnung mit einem vorreformatorischen Andachtsbild - "Christus als Schmerzensmann an der Geißelsäule" von Lucas Cranach d.Ä.
JournalDresdener Kunstblätter
Issue48 (2004) 3
Year of Publication2004
Pages178-190
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Schlegel 2003 53
AuthorArmgard Schlegel
TitleTechnologische Untersuchungen an Holzbildträgern von Gemälden der Cranachwerkstatt in den Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Place of PublicationDresden
IssueSeminararbeit der Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dresden
Year of Publication2003
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 147 No. 382 Fig. 382
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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Exhib. Cat. Bucharest 1973 B No. 99
EditorWerner Schade, Hans-Joachim Gronau
TitleLucas Cranach cel Batrîn (1472-1553) Lucas Cranach cel Tînar (1515-1586) Jocob Lucius cel Batrîn (1530-1597) ranach cel Tînar (1515-1586) Jocob Lucius cel Batrîn (1530-1597)
Place of Publication[Bucharest]
Year of Publication1973
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Lilienfein 1942 100
AuthorHeinrich Lilienfein
TitleLukas Cranach und seine Zeit
Place of PublicationBielefeld
Year of Publication1942
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Exhib. Cat. Dresden 1937 13
Authorn. a.
TitleLucas Cranach der Ältere und der Jüngere. Ausstellung von Werken aus dem Besitze der Staatlichen Gemäldegalerie und dem Staatlichen Kupferstichkabinet
Place of PublicationDresden
Year of Publication1937
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Glaser 1923 229
AuthorCurt Glaser
TitleLukas Cranach
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1923
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/glaser1923
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Heyck 1908 120
AuthorEduard Heyck
TitleLukas Cranach
SeriesKünstlermonographien
Volume95
Place of PublicationBielefeld
Year of Publication1908
Link https://archive.org/details/lukascranach01heycgoog
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Flechsig 1900 A No. 118
AuthorEduard Flechsig
TitleCranachstudien
Volume1
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1900
Link page/n5/mode/2up
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Exhib. Cat. Dresden 1899 No. 118
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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Cat. Dresden 1896 No. 1913A
AuthorKarl Woermann
TitleKatalog der Königlichen Gemäldegalerie zu Dresden. Grosse Ausgabe
Place of PublicationDresden
Year of Publication1896
Link https://archive.org/details/katalogderknigli1896geml/page/n3/mode/2up
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Cat. Dresden 1887 No. 1917
AuthorKarl Woermann
TitleKatalog der Königlichen Gemäldegalerie zu Dresden. Grosse Ausgabe
Place of PublicationDresden
Year of Publication1887
Link https://digital.slub-dresden.de/werkansicht/dlf/89861/5
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Lindau 1883 289, 290
AuthorMartin Bernhard Lindau
TitleLucas Cranach. Ein Lebensbild aus dem Zeitalter der Reformation
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1883
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Cat. Dresden 1880 No. 1940
AuthorJulius Hübner
TitleVerzeichniss der Königlichen Gemälde-Gallerie zu Dresden. Mit einer historischen Einleitung, Notizen über die Erwerbung, Angabe der Bezeichnung der einzelnen Bilder und einem Preis-Verzeichnis der verkäuflichen Kupferstiche nach Gemälde der Galerie
Place of PublicationDresden
Year of Publication1880
Link https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uva.x000768110&view=1up&seq=5
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28.09.2012Technical examination / Scientific analysis

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Underdrawing

Results

Drawing material:

- mainly dry, possible also fluid

Technique:

- The underdrawing is executed in an economic and sketchy manner with a dry material, sweeping lines fix the main forms without cross-hatching; it serves only as an aid for the painted version, in other words there are numerous differences e.g. the angel at the front of the group on the right [1]

- particularly to describe the figures of the angels but also the contours of Christ's torso as well as the contours and essential features of the face; drawing of the left hand including fingers

- underdrawing in a fluid medium may be assumed for example in the contours of the upper lip

- Alterations: the scourge was originally positioned higher in the left hand

[1] [Schölzel, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 193, 360]

[Böhme, Schölzel, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, 2012]

  • photographed by Alexandra Böhme
  • photographed by Christoph Schölzel

2005Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography

Underdrawing

The underdrawing is executed in an economic and sketchy manner with a dry material, sweeping lines fix the main forms without cross-hatching; it serves only as an aid for the painted version, in other words there are numerous differences e.g. the angel at the front of the group on the right

Framing

- new frame: black frame section with a gilded strip, 20th century

[Schölzel, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 360]

31.10.2003Scientific analysis

  • Identification of wood species / Dendrochronology

Support

  • analysed by Peter Klein

2003Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • reverse

Support

- beech wood

- 1.6 cm thick

- original surface on the reverse

- three horizontal planks

- plane marks

- rebate runs around the edge

- the joins are covered with tow

[Schlegel 2003, 53][1]

[1][Schlegel, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 360]

Condition Reports

Date2003

Support:

  • the joins have been planed (lighter)

  • the joins are covered with tow

  • losses along the bottom and top edges

  • marks from nails employed to fix the panel in a frame

  • the panel exhibits a convex warp on the front (1 cm)

  • minimum woodworm damage (exit holes)

Painted surface:

  • isolated retouches particularly in the angel on the left

  • abraded areas on the right forearm

  • thin varnish

  • partial remains of a discoloured varnish

[Schölzel, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 360]

Conservation History

Date1979

[GGAM, Abt. Restaurierung, Meldung][1]

[1][Schölzel, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 360]

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