St Katherine of Siena

St Katherine of Siena

Title

St Katherine of Siena

[Cat. Karlsruhe 1966, 94]

Painting on limewood

Medium

Painting on limewood

[Cat. Karlsruhe 1966, 94]

The painting depicts the saint as a full-length figure facing right against a green curtain behind which there is a view of a landscape. She wears a dark cloak over a white dress that in combination with her dark veil reveals her conventual origins. The saint reads a book, which

The painting depicts the saint as a full-length figure facing right against a green curtain behind which there is a view of a landscape. She wears a dark cloak over a white dress that in combination with her dark veil reveals her conventual origins. The saint reads a book, which she holds in both hands.

[Görres, cda 2012]

Attribution
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Cat. Karlsruhe 1966, 94]

Production date
about 1530 - 1549

Production date

about 1530 - 1549

"1530-1540er Jahre"
[Cat. Karlsruhe 1966, 94]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 53 x 34 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 53 x 34 cm

  • [Cat. Karlsruhe 1966, 94]

Signature / Dating

None

Owner
Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe
Repository
Kloster Lichtenthal, Baden-Baden
Location
Baden-Baden
CDA ID
DE_SKK_0114
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_SKK_0114/

Provenance

  • presumably from the collection of the Margrave of Baden
    [Cat. Karlsruhe 1966, 94]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Cat. Karlsruhe 1966 94
AuthorJan Lauts
TitleStaatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe. Katalog Alter Meister bis 1800
Volume1, 2
Place of PublicationKarlsruhe
Year of Publication1966
Michaelson 1902 113
AuthorHedwig Michaelson
TitleLukas Cranach der Ältere. Untersuchung über die stilistische Entwicklung seiner Kunst
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1902
  • St Katherine of Siena, about 1530 - 1549

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