Lucretia von Berlepsch

Title

[Schade 1974, 466, No. 264]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Schade 1974, 466, No. 264]

The painting depicts a portrait of Lucretia von Berlepsch, facing right and as such turned towards her husband represented in the pendant piece. The sitter's dress and jewellery are illustrated with immense richness. Like its pendant the sitter's coat-of-arms is shown in one of the top corners.

[Görres, cda 2016]

Attribution: Lucas Cranach the Younger

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Younger

[Exhib. Cat. Hamburg 2003, No. 87]
[Schade 1974, 466, No. 264]

Production date: 1580

Production date

1580

[dated]

Dimensions: Dimensions of support: 112 x 83 cm

Dimensions

Dimensions of support: 112 x 83 cm
[Schade 1974, 466, No. 264]

Signature / Dating: Artist's insignia upper right: winged serpent (with dropped wings) and dated '1580'

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia upper right: winged serpent (with dropped wings) and dated '1580'

Owner: Ev. Kirchgemeinde St. Marien, Kleinurleben
Repository: Stiftung Schloss Friedenstein, Gotha
Location: Gotha

CDA ID: DE_SMG-KMK_NONE-002
FR (1978) Nr.: FR-none
Persistent Link: https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_SMG-KMK_NONE-002/

Connected Works

Provenance

The paintings of Volckmar and Lucretia von Berlepsch were originally from the church of St Marien in Kleinurleben. The von Berlepsch family provided many of the decorative furnishings for the church. The paintings are presently on loan to the museum in Gotha

Exhibitions

Hamburg 2003, No. 87

Literature

Reference on page

Catalogue Number

Figure / Plate

Exhib. Cat. Hamburg 2003

87, 183

087

Pl. 87

Editor	Bucerius Kunst Forum, Werner Schade
Title	Lucas Cranach. Glaube, Mythologie und Moderne [Bucerius Kunst Forum, Hamburg]
Place of Publication	Ostfildern-Ruit
Year of Publication	2003

Show Literature

Schade 1974

106, 466

Plate 264

Author	Werner Schade
Title	Die Malerfamilie Cranach
Place of Publication	Dresden
Year of Publication	1974
Link	http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/schade1974

Show Literature

Lucretia von Berlepsch, 1580

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