St Margaret

St Margaret

Title

St Margaret

[Cat. Leipzig 2006, 137]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Cat. Leipzig 2006, 137]

The fragment shows the saint as a half-length figure facing left against a black background. Her long reddish-blond curls fall on the reddish cloak, that she wears over a red velvet dress.

[Görres, cda 2013]

Attributions
Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

[cda 2013]

[Cat. Leipzig 2006, 137]

Production dates
about 1600 or later
about 1520

Production dates

about 1600 or later

[cda 2013]

about 1520

[Cat. Leipzig 2006, 137]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 60 x 44 cm (fragment)

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 60 x 44 cm (fragment)

  • [Cat. Leipzig 2006, 137]

Signature / Dating

None

Inscriptions and Labels

Within the halo:
'S . MARGARETHA . BIT . GOT . VOR . VN[S]'

[Görres, cda 2013]

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

  • Within the halo:

  • 'S . MARGARETHA . BIT . GOT . VOR . VN[S]'

  • [Görres, cda 2013]

Owner
Stadtgeschichtliches Museum, Leipzig
Repository
Stadtgeschichtliches Museum, Leipzig
Location
Leipzig
CDA ID
DE_SML_kK53
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_SML_kK53/

Provenance

  • from the old municipal library (Stadtbibliothek) Leipzig

[Cat. Leipzig 2006, 137]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Cat. Leipzig 2006 137
AuthorVolker Rodekamp
TitleLeipzig original: Stadtgeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Völkerschlacht. Katalog zur Dauerausstellung des Stadtgeschichtlichen Museums Leipzig im Alten Rathaus. Teil I
Place of PublicationAltenburg
Year of Publication2006
Show Literature
Gurlitt 1895 363
AuthorCornelius Gurlitt
TitleBeschreibende Darstellung der Kunstdenkmäler des Königreichs Sachsen. Stadt Leipzig
Volume1
Place of PublicationDresden
Year of Publication1895
Show Literature
  • St Margaret, about 1600 or later

Images

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Technical studies

02. 2013Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
  • irr

Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- fluid, black medium and brush

Type/Ductus:

- freehand underdrawing

- thin to broader lines

Function:

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

Deviations:

- minor alterations made during the painting process to clearly define form; small changes (e.g. the bow)

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- possibly workshop of Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2013]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

Citing from the Cranach Digital Archive

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