The Mockery of Christ

Title

[Cat. Karlsruhe 1966, 93]

Painting on limewood

Medium

Painting on limewood	[Klein, Report 2013] [Klein, Report 2008]
Beech wood	[Cat. Karlsruhe 1966, 93]

The seated, bound Christ is surrounded by a throng of henchmen, who torment and mock him in a variety of ways. Men in armour pull faces and blind him with a lantern. One of the henchmen places a jesters hat on his head from behind, another puts his horn over

[Görres, cda 2012]

Attributions: Copy after Lucas Cranach the Elder
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Copy after Lucas Cranach the Elder	[Koepplin, Exib. Cat. Basel 1974, 484]
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder	[J. Rosenberg, written correspondance, 20.02.1951][1] [1][Cat. Karlsruhe 1966, 93]

Production dates: after 1600 - 1825
about 1520 - 1539

Production dates

after 1600 - 1825	"nach 1600, möglicherweise frühes 19. Jahrhundert" [Heydenreich, cda 2011]
about 1520 - 1539	[J. Rosenberg, written correspondence, 20.02.1951][1] [1][Cat. Karlsruhe 1966, 93]

Dimensions: Dimensions of support: 87 x 60.5 x 1 cm

Dimensions

Dimensions of support: 87 x 60.5 x 1 cm
[Heydenreich, cda 2011]

Signature / Dating: Artist's insignia on the bellows held by the soldier on the right: 'LC' (between the letters the winged serpent) and dated '1506', not genuine

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia on the bellows held by the soldier on the right: 'LC' (between the letters the winged serpent) and dated '1506', not genuine
[Cat. Karlsruhe 1966, 93]

Inscriptions and Labels

Reverse of the panel: - centre:
in white chalk '80'

top left:
beige label with a black boarder:
right beside the …

Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

Reverse of the panel: - centre:
in white chalk '80'
- top left:
beige label with a black boarder:
- right beside the above:
white label with a black boarder:
'Staatl. Kunsthalle Karlsruhe [1]
Cranach, L.d.Ä.-Wers Geisselung Christi [2]
Inv. Nr. [1] 1139 [2]
Eingetragen Geprüft [1] 2.5.1962 [2]'
- right beside the above:
yellow label with a black boarder, scratched out
[1] printed
[2] typewritten
[3] handwritten
[Görres, cda 2012]

Owner: Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe
Repository: Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe
Location: Karlsruhe

CDA ID: DE_SKK_1139
FR (1978) Nr.: FR-none
Persistent Link: https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_SKK_1139/

Provenance

acquired with the J. B. von Hirscher Collection, Freiburg i. B.
[Cat. Karlsruhe 1966, 93]

Literature

Reference on page

Catalogue Number

Figure / Plate

Exhib. Cat. Mainz 2012

Editor	Winfried Wilhelmy
Title	Seliges Lächeln und höllisches Gelächter. Das Lachen in Kunst und Kultur des Mittelalters[Mainz, Bischöfliches Dom- und Diözesanmuseum, 27. April 2012 bis 16. September 2012]
Place of Publication	Regensburg
Year of Publication	2012

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Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974/1976

484

Author	Dieter Koepplin, Tilman Falk
Title	Lukas Cranach. Gemälde, Zeichnungen und Druckgraphik
Volume	1, 2
Place of Publication	Basel, Stuttgart
Year of Publication	1974
Link	http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-diglit-104522

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Cat. Karlsruhe 1966

Author	Jan Lauts
Title	Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe. Katalog Alter Meister bis 1800
Volume	1, 2
Place of Publication	Karlsruhe
Year of Publication	1966

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The Mockery of Christ, after 1600 - 1825

Images

Documents

DE_SKK_1139_FR-none_2013_analysis-report-001.pdf

Technical studies

08.04.2013Scientific analysis

Identification of wood species / Dendrochronology

DE_SKK_1139_FR-none_2013_analysis-report-001.pdf

Support

Identification of wood species: limewood (Tilia sp.)

analysed by Peter Klein

07. 2011Technical examination / Scientific analysis

Infrared reflectography

Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- fluid, black medium and fine brush; dark chalk may have been employed to initially fix the design?

Type/Ductus:

- detailed underdrawing

- thin lines

Function:

- binding for the final painted version; lines delineate contours and describe the essential details and the facial features; no representation of volume

Deviations:

- almost no alterations made during the painting process

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- not possible

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2012]

photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
photographed by Ingo Sandner

2011Technical examination / Scientific analysis

Infrared reflectography

Underdrawing

- underdrawing with a brush and a black fluid medium, defines contures and the main features within the forms; with reference to the prototype in the Schlossmuseum in Weimar; some corrections during the painting process e.g. the head of the figure in the background on the right edge.

Paint Layers and Gilding

- grey underpaint with a striking pink flesh tone that does not correspond with the workshop practice of Lucas Cranach

[Heydenreich, cda 2011]

Versions

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