The Mockery of Christ

The Mockery of Christ

Title

The Mockery of Christ

[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

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 Christ's ear. The scene takes place inside and the space is defined by a red marble column and a rose window.

[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
EditorWinfried Wilhelmy
TitleSeliges 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 PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication2012
Show Literature
Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974/1976 484
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
Show Literature
Cat. Karlsruhe 1966 93
AuthorJan Lauts
TitleStaatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe. Katalog Alter Meister bis 1800
Volume1, 2
Place of PublicationKarlsruhe
Year of Publication1966
Show Literature
  • The Mockery of Christ, after 1600 - 1825

Images

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Documents

Technical studies

08.04.2013Scientific analysis

  • Identification of wood species / Dendrochronology

Support

Identification of wood species: limewood (Tilia sp.)

  • analysed by Peter Klein

07. 2011Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
  • irr

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
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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

The Mockery of Christ
  • The Mockery of Christ, about 1515 - 1520
  • DE_KSW_G713
  • Painting
  • Klassik Stiftung Weimar, Museums

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