Portrait of Martin Luther

Portrait of Martin Luther

Title

Portrait of Martin Luther

[Cat. Schwäbisch Hall 2009, 80]

Painting on beech wood

Medium

Painting on beech wood

[Cat. Schwäbisch Hall 2009, 80]

Half-length portrait of Martin Luther wearing a black gown and a beret, facing left against a blue background.

[Görres, cda 2015]

Attribution
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Cat. Schwäbisch Hall 2009, 80]

Production dates
after 1530
after 1532

Production dates

after 1530

[Cat. Schwäbisch Hall 2009, 80]

after 1532

[Cat. Donaueschingen 1990, 190]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 20.7 x 14.8 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 20.7 x 14.8 cm

  • [Cat. Schwäbisch Hall 2009, 80]

Signature / Dating
None
Owner
Sammlung Würth
Repository
Sammlung Würth
Location
Schwäbisch Hall
CDA ID
DE_SWK_6553
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_SWK_6553/

Provenance

  • the origin of this panel is not known
  • since 1986 on display in the gallery Donaueschingen before then in storage
    [Cat. Donaueschingen 1990, 190]
  • acquired by the Würth collection in 2003
    [Cat. Schwäbisch Hall 2009, 6]

Exhibitions

  • Schwäbisch Hall 2004, No. 12a

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Cat. Schwäbisch Hall 2009 . 80 12a p. 81
EditorC. Sylvia Weber
TitleAlte Meister in der Sammlung Würth. Der ehemals Fürstlich Fürstenbergische Bilderschatz
Place of PublicationSchwäbisch Hall
Issue2nd revised edition
Year of Publication2009
Klein 1994 A . 200 Tab. 10
AuthorPeter Klein
TitleLucas Cranach und seine Werkstatt. Holzarten und dendrochronologische Analyse
Publicationin Claus Grimm, Johannes Erichsen, Evamaria Brockhoff, eds.,Lucas Cranach. Ein Maler-Unternehmer aus Franken, Exhib. Cat. Kronach 1994
SeriesVeröffentlichungen zur bayerischen Geschichte und Kultur
Volume26
Place of PublicationAugsburg, Coburg
Year of Publication1994
Pages194-200
Cat. Donaueschingen 1990 . 190 46A p. 190
AuthorClaus Grimm, Bernd Konrad
TitleDie Fürstenberg Sammlungen Donaueschingen. Altdeutsche und schweizerische Malerei des 15. und 16. Jahrhunderts
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication1990
  • Portrait of Martin Luther, after 1530

Images

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Technical studies

06. 2015Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
  • irr

Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- dry drawing material, dark chalk?

Type/Ductus:

- economic traced or copied underdrawing

- thin lines

Function:

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

Deviations:

- minor alterations made during the painting process to clearly define form; no changes

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- Cranach workshop

Comments:

- transferred from a pre-existing design

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2016]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

1990Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography

Underdrawing

- an underdrawing is not visible

[Cat. Donaueschingen 1990, 190]

1988Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Identification of wood species / Dendrochronology

Support

- a single panel with 106 annual rings. The curve of the annual rings is located between 1423 and 1528. The panel could not have been painted before 1530.

[Cat. Donaueschingen 1990, 190]

  • analysed by Peter Klein

Condition Reports

Date1990

  • in good condition

  • the reverse has been smoothed and exhibits a black protective coating

[Cat. Donaueschingen 1990, 190]

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