The bust portrait of the reformer is depicted against a blue background. He wears a pale natural toned gown with fur trimming and blue-grey lapels. His hair is also bluish grey. He holds a closed bible in his hand. In contrast to the autographed works by Cranach the Younger (e.g.
The bust portrait of the reformer is depicted against a blue background. He wears a pale natural toned gown with fur trimming and blue-grey lapels. His hair is also bluish grey. He holds a closed bible in his hand. In contrast to the autographed works by Cranach the Younger (e.g. Weimar, Kunstsammlungen) the face appears caricatural and the hands somewhat awkward. A similar gown and closed bible are represented in the woodcut by Lucas Cranach the Younger 'Martin Luther standing in front of a Landscape' (about 1546/47).'
[Cat. Schwerin 1990, 22]
- Attributions
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Workshop of Lucas Cranach the Younger
Workshop of Lucas Cranach the Younger (?)
Attributions
| Workshop of Lucas Cranach the Younger | [Cat. Schwerin 1990, 22] |
- Production date
- about 1546 - 1547
Production date
| about 1546 - 1547 | [Cat. Schwerin 1990, 22] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 59 x 36 cm (originally 56.5 x 35)
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 59 x 36 cm (originally 56.5 x 35)
[Cat. Schwerin 1990, 22]
- Signature / Dating
- Artist's insignia at the left next to the shoulder: winged serpent (smudged)
Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia at the left next to the shoulder: winged serpent (smudged)
[Cat. Schwerin 1990, 22]
- Inscriptions and Labels
- - a Latin text has been stuck onto the bottom quarter of the painting
Inscriptions and Labels
Inscriptions, Badges:
- - a Latin text has been stuck onto the bottom quarter of the painting
- [Cat. Schwerin 1990, 22]
- Owner
- Staatliches Museum Schwerin, Kunstsammlungen Schlösser, Gärten
- Repository
- Staatliches Museum Schwerin, Galerie Alte und Neue Meister
- Location
- Schwerin
- CDA ID
- DE_SMS_G579
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR-none
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_SMS_G579/
