Duke Heinrich the Devout

Duke Heinrich the Devout

Title

Duke Heinrich the Devout

[CDA 2011]

Painting on limewood

Medium

Painting on limewood

[Schlegel, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 502]

A three quarter length portrait of Heinrich the 'Pious', Duke of Saxony (1473-1541) against a dark background; he is wearing an elaborate gown with multiple decorative slits; he looks out at the viewer and holds to tip of a spear in both hands.

Attribution
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 502]

Production dates
1526 (?)
about 1530

Production dates

1526 (?)

[Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 502]

about 1530

[Schölzel 2005, 193]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 125 x 82 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 125 x 82 cm

  • [Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 502]

Signature / Dating

None

Inscriptions and Labels

Reverse of the panel:
[Gal.-Nr.]; in yellow paint: 'B 31'

[Schlegel, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 502]

Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • Reverse of the panel:

  • [Gal.-Nr.]; in yellow paint: 'B 31'

  • [Schlegel, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 502]

Owner
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Repository
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Location
Dresden
CDA ID
DE_SKD_RKH75
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_SKD_RKH75/

Provenance

  • 1700-1717 inventory of the Kunstkammer, Dresden
    [Sächs. HStADD, Cap. X a Nr. 4 (Posse), Nr. 3][1]

[Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 504, 505, Fn. 1]

Exhibitions

Basel 1974, 87
Leeuwarden 1998, No. 18
Chemnitz 2005, No. 47

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005 426, 430, 502-505 47 Pl. p. 503
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 119, 169 Fn. 23 47
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 47
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 47
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. Leeuwarden 1998 No. 18
AuthorEgbert O. van der Werff
TitleSaksers yn Fryslán. Saksisch bestuur in Friesland 1498-1515 [Fries Museum, Leeuwarden]
Place of PublicationLeeuwarden
Year of Publication1998
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Cat. Dresden 1995 31
AuthorJutta Bäumel
TitleDie Rüstkammer zu Dresden. Führer durch die Ausstellung im Semperbau
Place of PublicationBerlin, Munich
Year of Publication1995
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Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974/1976 87
AuthorDieter Koepplin, Tilman Falk
TitleLukas Cranach. Gemälde, Zeichnungen und Druckgraphik
Volume1, 2
Place of PublicationBasel, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1974
Link http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-diglit-104522
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Schade 1974 Plate 161
AuthorWerner Schade
TitleDie Malerfamilie Cranach
Place of PublicationDresden
Year of Publication1974
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/schade1974
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Schade 1973 B 23
AuthorWerner Schade
TitleLucas Cranach. Seine Werke in den Sammlungen der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik
JournalNeue Museumskunde
Issue16 (1973)
Year of Publication1973
Pages20-30
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Cat. Dresden 1930 B 11
EditorMinisterium für Volksbildung
TitleDas Historische Museum: Rüstkammer und Gewehrgalerie. Sonderdruck aus dem Führer durch die Staatliche Kunstsammlungen zu Dresden
Place of PublicationDresden
Year of Publication1930
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Rahnfeld vor 1876 7
AuthorF. A. Rahnfeld
TitleNotizen für den Beschauer des Königlichen historischen Museums im Zwingergebäude zu Dresden
Place of PublicationDresden
Year of Publication1876
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Cat. Dresden 1873 10
Authorn. a.
TitleFührer durch das Königliche Historische Museum in Zwingergebäude zu Dresden
Place of PublicationDresden
Year of Publication1873
Link https://digital.slub-dresden.de/werkansicht/dlf/92872/5
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Frenzel 1850 6
AuthorF. A. Frenzel
TitleDer Führer durch das historische Museum zu Dresden
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1850
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Quandt 1834 24-26
AuthorJohann Gottlob von Quandt
TitleAndeutung für Beschauer des historischen Museums
Place of PublicationDresden
Year of Publication1834
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  • Duke Heinrich the Devout, 1526 (?)

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Technical studies

26.11.2012 - 30.11.2012Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
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Underdrawing

Results

Drawing Material:

- dry ?

Technique:

- Brief indication (in a dry drawing material) of the body and hands with a few deviations in the left hand on the right thumb and an unidentifiable pointed shape on the handle of the sword; in the face economic but definite contours.[1]

[1][Schölzel, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 502]

[Böhme, Schölzel, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, 2012]

  • photographed by Alexandra Böhme
  • photographed by Christoph Schölzel

2005Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography

Underdrawing

Brief indication (in a dry drawing material) of the body and hands with a few deviations in the left hand on the right thumb and an unidentifiable pointed shape on the handle of the sword; in the face economic but definite contours.

Framing

New frame: black, profiled frame, dark, 19th or 20th century

[Schölzel, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 502]

2003Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • reverse

Support

- five boards aligned vertically

- marks from a toothed plane

[Schlegel, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 502]

Condition Reports

Date2005

Support:

  • 0.8 cm thick (thinned)

  • numerous gaps

  • cradle consisting of 13 profiled vertical members and eight horizontal members

  • splits reinforced with blocks

  • reddish glaze covering the cradle and the reverse of the panel

  • extensive woodworm damage (open channels)

Painted surface:

  • retouching, particularly along the joins

  • old, glossy varnish

[Schlegel, Schölzel, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 502]

Conservation History

Date1989

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

[1][Schölzel, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 502]

Date1909

[Sächs. HStADD, 13458 SKD, GG Nr. 8, Bd. 13, Bl. 1, 11][1]

[1][Schölzel, Exhib. Cat. Chemnitz 2005, 502]

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