Johann Georg, Elector of Brandenburg

Johann Georg, Elector of Brandenburg

Titles

Johann Georg, Elector of Brandenburg

[CDA 2011]

August of Saxony

[Sponsel 1906][1]
[Woermann 1896, 636, 637][2]
[Hübner, Cat. Dresden 1862, No. 1778][1]

[1][Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 471]
[2][Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 471, 472, Fn. 9]

Christian I

[Schäfer 1860, 1408][1]
[1][Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 471, 472, Fn. 7]

Painting on paper on cardboard

Medium

Painting on paper on cardboard

[Schlegel, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 468]

Study of Elector Johann Georg of Brandenburg (1525-1598)

[cda 2015]

Attributions
Lucas Cranach the Younger
Follower of Lucas Cranach the Younger

Attributions

Lucas Cranach the Younger

[Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 468]
[Schade, Exhib. Cat. Bucarest 1973, No. 129][1]
[Hübner, Cat. Dresden 1862, No. 1778][2]

[1][Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 471, 472, Fn. 10]
[2][Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 471]

Follower of Lucas Cranach the Younger

'Schüler und Nachfolger Lukas Cranach der Jüngere'
[Sponsel 1906][1]
[Woermann 1896, 636, 637][2]

[1][Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 471]
[2][Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 471, 472, Fn. 9]

Production dates
about 1570 - 1575
about 1557

Production dates

about 1570 - 1575

[Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 468]

about 1557

[Sponsel 1906][1]
[1][Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 471]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 43.5 x 35.7 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 43.5 x 35.7 cm

  • [Schlegel, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 468]

Signature / Dating

None

Inscriptions and Labels

Reverse of the panel:
[Gal.-Nr., repeated]

[Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 468]

Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • Reverse of the panel:

  • [Gal.-Nr., repeated]

  • [Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 468]

Owner
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Repository
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Location
Dresden
CDA ID
DE_SKD_GG1949
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_SKD_GG1949/

Provenance

  • 1741 Kunstkammer
    [Inventar Kunstkammer 1741, fol. 584/585][1]

  • [1858 Inventar Vorrat, fol. 26 v.][2]

  • 1860 selected to be hung in the gallery
    [Sächs. HStADD, GG Nr. 8 Bd. 3, Bemerkungen zur Sitzung vom 26. Januar 1861][3]

  • 1956/57 returned from Russia

[Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 470, 471]
[1] [Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 470, 472, Fn. 3]
[2] [Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 470, 472, Fn. 4]
[3] [Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 470, 472, Fn. 5]

Exhibitions

Dresden 1937, 19
Bucarest 1973, No. 129
Chemnitz 2005, No. 41

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005 460, 466, 468, 469, 470-473 41 Pl. p. 469
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 173 Fn. 259 41
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 537, 546, 548-550, 552, 553, 555 41
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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Exhib. Cat. Bucarest 1973 B No. 129
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)
Year of Publication1973
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Exhib. Cat. Dresden 1937 19
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 185, 195
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 074 (mentioned)
AuthorJean Louis Sponsel
TitleFürsten-Bildnisse aus dem Hause Wettin
Place of PublicationDresden
Year of Publication1906
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Cat. Dresden 1887 619
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 1864 173
AuthorWilhelm Schäfer
TitleFührer in der Königlichen Gemälde-Gallerie zu Dresden. Erläuterungen und Andeutungen zum Verständnisse sowie zur Würdigung sämmtlicher Gemälde der Galerie. nach der Ordnung der Räume nebst Register der laufenden Nummern
Place of PublicationDresden
Year of Publication1864
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Cat. Dresden 1862 No. 1778
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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Schäfer 1860 1408
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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Technical studies

08.04.2013Scientific analysis

  • Identification of wood species / Dendrochronology

Support

Identification of wood species: the new support is made of fir wood (Abies sp.)

  • analysed by Peter Klein

22.10.2012Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
  • irr

Underdrawing

Results

Drawing material:

- dry

Technique:

- a few thin lines describe the contours and the features of the face; minimal deviations in the painted version, for example the pupil of the left eye [1]

- edges overpainted

[1][Schölzel, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 468]

[Böhme, Schölzel, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, 2012]

  • photographed by Christoph Schölzel
  • photographed by Alexandra Böhme

2005Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography

Underdrawing

A few thin lines describe the contours and the features of the face; minimal deviations in the painted version, for example the pupil of the left eye.

Framing

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

[Schölzel, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 468]

2003Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • reverse

Support

- paper on cardboard

- the original format, which was off-square was enlarged with strips: bottom 1.8 cm, right 2.8 cm, left 2.6 cm

[Schlegel, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 468]

Condition Reports

Date2005

Support:

  • laminated onto a spruce wood panel

  • 1.4 cm thick

  • two planks horizontally aligned

  • tear on the right edge

  • paper additions on the bottom and sides

Painted surface:

  • the overpaint covering the additional strips extends over the original paint

  • retouches in the background

  • old, yellowed varnish

[Schlegel, Schölzel, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 468]

Date1955

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

[1][Schölzel, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 468]

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Conservation History

Date1915

[Sächs. HStADD, 13458 SKD, GG Nr. 8, Bd. 14, Bl. 167][1]

[1][Schölzel, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 468]

Date1861

[Sächs. HStADD, 13458 SKD, GG Nr. 8, Bd. 3, Bl. 102][1]

[1][Schölzel, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 468]

Date1860

O. J. Schäfer, 1400 [1]

[1][Schölzel, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 468]

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