Roundel portrait of Martin Luther

Roundel portrait of Martin Luther

Title

Roundel portrait of Martin Luther

[KKL 2022]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Exhib. Cat. Brussels 2010, No. 135]

See German text version

Attributions
Lucas Cranach the Elder and Workshop
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Lucas Cranach the Elder and Workshop

[KKL 2022]

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Ausst.-Kat.. Brüssel 2010, Nr. 135]

Production date
1525

Production date

1525

[dated, KKL 2022]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 12.7 - 12.8 cm diameter (cropped)

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 12.7 - 12.8 cm diameter (cropped)

  • 21.4 x 21.8 cm (framed)

  • [Stadtmuseum Nördlingen, revised 2020]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia left: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing right and dated '1525' with red paint

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia left: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing right and dated '1525' with red paint

  • [KKL 2022]

Owner
Stadtmuseum Nördlingen
Repository
Stadtmuseum Nördlingen
Location
Nördlingen
CDA ID
DE_SMN_25
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
KKL-No
III.M5, Part of portait group III
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_SMN_25/

Provenance

See German text version

Exhibitions

Brussels, Paris 2010/2011, No. 135
Vienna, Munich 2011/2012, No. 173

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Eisenach 2015 96-97 25 Fig. p. 97
EditorGünter Schuchardt
TitleCranach, Luther und die Bildnisse. Katalog zur Sonderausstellung auf der Wartburg, 2. April bis 19. Juli 2015
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication2015
Schuchardt 2015 B 38, 40 No. 25 Fig. 13
AuthorGünter Schuchardt
TitlePrivileg und Monopol - Die Lutherporträts der Cranach-Werkstatt
Publicationin Günther Schuchardt, ed., Cranach, Luther und die Bildnisse, Exhib. Cat. Eisenach 2015
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication2015
Pages24-52
Exhib. Cat. Paris 2011 223 135
EditorGuido Messling
TitleCranach et son temps [Paris, Musée du Luxembourg]
Place of PublicationParis
Year of Publication2011
Exhib. Cat. Brussels 2010 223 135 pp. 223, 246
EditorBozarbooks & Lannoo, Guido Messling
TitleDie Welt des Lucas Cranach. Ein Künstler im Zeitalter von Dürer, Tizian und Metsys [anlässlich der Ausstellung "Die Welt des Lucas Cranach", Palast der Schönen Künste, Brüssel, 20. Oktober 2010 - 23. Januar 2011]
Place of PublicationBrussels
Year of Publication2010
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Underdrawing

- an underdrawing is not visible

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2012]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich

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