The Altarpiece of the Holy Kinship [right wing]

The Altarpiece of the Holy Kinship [right wing]

Titles

The Altarpiece of the Holy Kinship [right wing]

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 18]

The so-called "Torgauer Altar" [right wing]

[CDA 2011]

Painting on limewood

Medium

Painting on limewood

[Klein, Report 2013]
[Exhib. Cat. Frankfurt 2008, 154, No. 19]
[Cat. Frankfurt 2005, 204-225]

Recto:

St Mary Salome and Zebedeaus (with the features of Johannes the Steadfast) as well as her sons James and John are depicted on the front of the right wing.

The interior shown on the central panel is continued on the right wing and ends with an exterior wall with window niches.

Recto:

St Mary Salome and Zebedeaus (with the features of Johannes the Steadfast) as well as her sons James and John are depicted on the front of the right wing.

The interior shown on the central panel is continued on the right wing and ends with an exterior wall with window niches. St Mary Salome sits in the foreground on an unidentifiable seat. She is inclined to the left and wears a gold brocade dress with a wine red lining and a white bonnet. A boy in a transparent shirt stands between her knees. With crossed legs he bends himself down to his mother's lap and supports his hands on her thighs. St Mary Salome holds him with the left hand on the forehead, and combs his hair with her right hand. A second, unclothed child wraps himself in the folds of the wide dress of his mother and looks up to her.

The projection of the window niche serves Zebedeaus as a bench. With his legs crossed he studies a large tome, which he holds in both hands and additionally supports on his lap. He wears a sleeveless tunic in blue, gold and red. Beneath this he wears a shirt with wide, pink sleeves and red leggings. He has a beret on his head.

Verso:

St Anna is depicted on the reverse in grisaille. She stands in an arched niche and is inclined slightly to the left. Her left leg is positioned further back and she holds an open book in her hands at hip level. Her head is tilted and she looks down at the book. Anna wears a long robe with wide funnel sleeves and a pleated collar, and a bonnet that extends over her shoulders. Her halo consists of a solid disk, which emphasizes the sculptural quality.

[see Cat. Frankfurt 2005, 204-225]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Exhib. Cat. Frankfurt 2008, 154, No. 19]
[Cat. Frankfurt 2005, 204-225]
[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, 70-71, No. 18]

Production date
1509

Production date

1509

[central panel dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 120.7 x 45.4 x 0.9 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 120.7 x 45.4 x 0.9 cm

  • [Cat. Frankfurt 2005, 204-225]

  • Dimension of painted surface, recto: 120.7 x 44.5 cm

  • [Cat. Frankfurt 2005, 204-225]

  • Dimensions of painted surface, verso: 120.7 x 44 cm

  • [Cat. Frankfurt 2005, 204-225]

Owner
Städel Museum Frankfurt a.M.
Repository
Städel Museum Frankfurt a.M.
Location
Frankfurt am Main
CDA ID
DE_SMF_1398C
FR (1978) Nr.
FR018
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_SMF_1398C/

Overall view of the piece
Connected Works

The Altarpiece of the Holy Kinship [central panel]
  • The Altarpiece of the Holy Kinship [central panel], 1509
  • DE_SMF_1398A
  • Painting
  • Städel Museum Frankfurt a.M.
The Altarpiece of the Holy Kinship [left wing]
  • The Altarpiece of the Holy Kinship [left wing], 1509
  • DE_SMF_1398B
  • Painting
  • Städel Museum Frankfurt a.M.

Provenance

      • 28.06.1906 auction of the Molinier Collection at Brame in Paris (No. 136), acquired by the Städel with financial assistance from the City of Frankfurt, private patrons and friends, the Städelschen Museums-Vereins and the Carl Schaub'schen Stiftung
        [Cat. Frankfurt 2005, 204-225]

Exhibitions

Frankfurt a. M. 2008, No. 19

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EditorStädelsches Kunstinstitut
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Year of Publication2005
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TitleLucas Cranach d. Ä.
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TitleLukas Cranach
SeriesKünstlermonographien
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Year of Publication1907
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IssueN.F. 17=41.1906
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Pages269-273
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  • The Altarpiece of the Holy Kinship [right wing], 1509

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Technical studies

08.04.2013Scientific analysis

  • Identification of wood species / Dendrochronology

Support

Identification of wood species: limewood

  • analysed by Peter Klein

07. 2011Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
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Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION (recto)

Tools/Materials:

- fluid, black medium and brush

Type/Ductus:

- freehand underdrawing

- thin lines; occasional hatching-strokes

Function:

- relatively binding for the final painted version; lines delineate contours and describe the essential details and the facial features; some representation of volume (hatching-strokes)

Deviations:

- minor alterations made during the painting process to clearly define form

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- Lucas Cranach the Elder

DESCRIPTION (verso)

Tools/Materials:

- fluid, black medium and brush

Type/Ductus:

- freehand underdrawing

- broader lines

Function:

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

Deviations:

- minor alterations made during the painting process to clearly define form

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- Lucas Cranach the Elder?

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2012]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

2005Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
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Support

- eight boards, aligned horizontally

- height from top to bottom: board I – left 12.2 cm, right 13.4 cm; board II – left 11.6 cm, right 10.5 cm; board III – left 14.5 cm, right 14.0 cm; board IV – left 13.7 cm, right 13.8 cm; board V – left 16.2 cm, right 15.6 cm; board VI – left 13.0 cm, right 12.2 cm; board VII – left 14.4 cm, right 14.2 cm; board VIII – left 24.6 cm, right 24.7 cm

Underdrawing

A freehand underdrawing executed with a brush is visible in the infrared reflectogram:

- on the recto it is visible in the children and is very detailed in St Mary Salome’s face; deviations from the underdrawing are visible in the nose and the right eye, whereas the folds on the lining of the sleeve have been roughly adhered to

- on the verso the brushstrokes are broader and more summary than on the recto, the folds are only roughly indicated and there are some deviations here: for example on the spine of the book and Anna’s finger tips, which rest on the cover were moved slightly

Paint Layers and Gilding

- the edge of the painted surface is covered with a black band of paint on both sides

- the haloes were executed in gold leaf

Framing

Modern

[Cat. Frankfurt 2005, 204-225]

1994Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Other imaging techniques

False-colour-infrared-imaging

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich

Condition Reports

Date2005

  • recto: good condition

  • verso: mediocre condition

[Cat. Frankfurt 2005, 204-225]

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