Moritz, Elector of Saxony

Moritz, Elector of Saxony

Title

Moritz, Elector of Saxony

[CDA 2011]

Painting on paper on cardboard (laminated onto a spruce wood panel)

Medium

Painting on paper on cardboard (laminated onto a spruce wood panel)

[Schlegel, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 438]

The painting is a portrait study of Elector Moritz of Saxony (1521-1553) employed in the Cranach workshop as a template for numerous representative works.

[Herrschaft, cda 2015]

Attributions
Lucas Cranach the Younger
Titian

Attributions

Lucas Cranach the Younger

[Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 438]
[Schäfer 1860, 885][1]
[Waagen 1858, 40, 41][2]

[1][Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 441, 442, Fn. 8]
[2][Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 441, 442, Fn. 7]

Titian

[Schade 1961/62, 41-49][1]
[1][Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 441, 442, Fn. 9]

Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Cat. Dresden 1843][1]
[1][Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 441]

Unknown

[Mattäi, Cat. Dresden 1835][1]
[1][Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 441]

Albrecht Dürer

[Inventar von 1722-1728, A309][1]
[1] [Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 441, 442, Fn. 3]

Production date
about 1550

Production date

about 1550

[Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 438]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 40.5 x 32.5 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 40.5 x 32.5 cm

  • [Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 438]

Signature / Dating

None

Inscriptions and Labels

Reverse of the panel: [Gal.-Nr., repeated]; in blue chalk: '1948-272'; in white chalk: '34'; incised: '19'

[Schlegel, Exhib. …

Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • Reverse of the panel: [Gal.-Nr., repeated]; in blue chalk: '1948-272'; in white chalk: '34'; incised: '19'

  • [Schlegel, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 438]

Owner
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Repository
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Location
Dresden
CDA ID
DE_SKD_GG1948
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_SKD_GG1948/

Provenance

  • 1696 first recorded in the Dresden Collection
    [Sächs. HStADD, Cap. X a Nr. 16 (Posse Bd. 10)][1]

  • [1722-1728 Inventar, A 309][2]

  • 1835 recorded in the catalogue of the collection by Matthäi
    [Matthäi, Cat. Dresden 1835, Bd. 1, No. 94][3]

  • 1956/57 return from Russia

[Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 440]
[1] [Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 440, 442, Fn. 1]
[2] [Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 440, 442, Fn. 3]
[3][Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 440, 442, Fn. 4]

Exhibitions

Dresden 1937, 18
Torgau 2004, Bd. No. 263
Chemnitz 2005, No. 36

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Müller 2015 272, 273, Fn. 22-24 Fig. 8
AuthorMatthias Müller
TitleWiederkehr der Mimesis. Die höfische Porträtmalerei Lucas Cranachs des Jüngeren nach 1550 als paradigmatische Neuausrichtung des 'Cranach-Stils'
Publicationin Elke A. Werner, Anne Eusterschulte, Gunnar Heydenreich, eds., Lucas Cranach der Jüngere und die Reformation der Bilder
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication2015
Pages266-279
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Brinkmann 2007 24
AuthorBodo Brinkmann
TitleDas Lächeln der Madonna. Lucas Cranach und die Folgen
Publicationin Bodo Brinkmann, ed., Cranach der Ältere, Exhib. Cat. Frankfurt
Place of PublicationOstfildern
Year of Publication2007
Pages17-27
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Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005 438-443, 466 36 Pl. p. 439
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 C 537, 542-546, 548-550, 552-554, 556, 558-560 36
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 194, 195 36
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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Exhib. Cat. Torgau 2004 No. 263 (Bd. 1)
EditorHarald Marx, Eckhard Kluth, Cecilie Hollberg
TitleGlaube und Macht. Sachsen im Europa der Reformationszeit. 2. Sächsische Landesaussellung Schloss Hartenfels Torgau
Volume1-2
Place of PublicationDresden
Year of Publication2004
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Cat. Dresden 1992 162, 163
AuthorAngelo Walther
TitleGemäldegalerie Dresden. Alte Meister. Katalog der ausgestellten Werke
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1992
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Schade 1961/1962 41-49
AuthorWerner Schade
TitleZum Werk der Cranach
JournalJahrbuch der Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Issue3/4
Year of Publication1962
Pages29-49
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Exhib. Cat. Dresden 1937 18
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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Seidlitz 1921 143, 184
AuthorWoldemar von Seidlitz
TitleDie Kunst in Dresden vom Mittelalter bis zur Neuzeit. Bd. I: 1464-1625
Volume1
Place of PublicationDresden
Year of Publication1921
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Sponsel 1906 069
AuthorJean Louis Sponsel
TitleFürsten-Bildnisse aus dem Hause Wettin
Place of PublicationDresden
Year of Publication1906
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Cat. Dresden 1887 618
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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Schäfer 1860 885, 886
AuthorWilhelm Schäfer
TitleDie Königliche Gemälde-Gallerie im Neuen Museum zu Dresden. Beschreibung und Erläuterung sämmtlicher Gemälde nach der Ordnung der Räume begleitet von kunsgeschichtlichen und kritischen Erinnerungen
Volume1 - 3
Place of PublicationDresden
Year of Publication1860
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Waagen 1858 40
AuthorGustav Friedrich Waagen
TitleEinige Bemerkungen über die neue Aufstellung, Beleuchtung und Catalogisierung der Königlichen Gemäldegallerie zu Dresden
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1858
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  • Moritz, Elector of Saxony, about 1550

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Technical studies

22.10.2012Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
  • irr

Underdrawing

Results

Drawing material:

- dry

Technique:

- delicate lines in a dry drawing material; economic, but precise indication of the main features of the face: eyes, nose, mouth, ears and modelling of the beard; slight deviation in the painted version in the neckline [1]

- edge overpainted

[1][Schölzel, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 438]

[Böhme, Schölzel, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, 2012]

  • photographed by Christoph Schölzel
  • photographed by Alexandra Böhme

2005Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography

Underdrawing

Soft lines in a dry drawing material; economic, but precise indication of the main features of the face: eyes, nose, mouth, ears and modelling of the beard; slight deviation in the painted version in the neckline

Framing

New frame: Stucco frame in the style of the 18th and 19th century Dresden gallery frames

[schölzel, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 438]

2003Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • reverse

Support

- paper on cardboard

- the original format has been enlarged with four strips along the edges: top 2.9 cm, bottom 1.2 cm, right 1.5 cm, left 3.2 cm

[Schlegel, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 438]

Condition Reports

Date2005

Support:

  • laminated onto a spruce wood panel, one plank with the grain running vertically

  • trapezoidal notch in the bottom frame member

  • reddish glaze

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

  • panel set in a slotted support frame

  • tear in the paper support across the beard

Painted surface:

  • overpaint covering the additions extends over the original paint

  • some abrasion of the paint layers

  • isolated retouches over the entire image

  • old, glossy varnish

[Schlegel, Schölzel, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 438]

Date1955

[GGAM, Abt. Restaurierung, sowetischer Gemäldepass][1]

[1][Schölzel, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 438]

see also pdf

Conservation History

Date06.04.1970

see pdf

Date1957

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

[1][Schölzel, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 438]

see also pdf

Date1906

[Sächs. HStADD, 13458 SKD, GG Nr. 8, Bd. 12, Bl. 56-2][1]

[1][Schölzel, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 438]

Date1859

[Schäfer 1860, 886][1]

[1][Schölzel, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 438]

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