Philipp Melanchthon

Philipp Melanchthon

Title

Philipp Melanchthon

[cda 2022]

Painting on limewood

Medium

Painting on limewood

[Kirchengemeinde Lunden, revised 2022]

The painting depicts Philipp Melanchthon as a half-length figure in three-quarter profile, facing left against a greyish beige background. He is dressed in a black fur-trimmed gown, a red doublet and white shirt and presents an open book with a Latin text to the viewer. His coat of arms showing

The painting depicts Philipp Melanchthon as a half-length figure in three-quarter profile, facing left against a greyish beige background. He is dressed in a black fur-trimmed gown, a red doublet and white shirt and presents an open book with a Latin text to the viewer. His coat of arms showing a snake on a tau cross is included at the top left corner.

[cda 2022]

Attributions
Monogrammist MLN
Workshop of Lucas Cranach the Younger

Attributions

Monogrammist MLN

[signed, genuine?]

Workshop of Lucas Cranach the Younger

? [cda 2022]

Production date
1568

Production date

1568

[dated, genuine?]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: no information available

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: no information available

Signature / Dating

Signed with the artist's monogram: ''MLN' and dated '1568'

Signature / Dating

  • Signed with the artist's monogram: ''MLN' and dated '1568'

Inscriptions and Labels
  • at the top right: 'AETATIS SVAE LXIII'

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

    • at the top right:

  • 'AETATIS SVAE LXIII'

Owner
St. Laurentius Kirche, Kirchengemeinde Lunden
Repository
St. Laurentius Kirche, Kirchengemeinde Lunden
Location
Lunden
CDA ID
DE_StLL_NONE-StLL002
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_StLL_NONE-StLL002/

Connected Works

Martin Luther
  • Martin Luther, 1568
  • DE_StLL_NONE-StLL001
  • Painting
  • St. Laurentius Kirche, Kirchengemeinde Lunden

Provenance

  • the portraits were presented to the church by the theologian Klaus Harms (1778-1855)
    [Kirchengemeinde Lunden, revised 2022]

Research History / Discussion

It is not known whether Klaus Harms donated the original paintings to the church or if he commissioned copies in the 19th century – perhaps by the artist ‘MLN’. A technical examination would contribute to establishing the date and authorship of the work.

[cda 2022]

  • Philipp Melanchthon, 1568

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Conservation History

Date1979

  • conservation treatment

[Kirchengemeinde Lunden, revised 2022]

Date1974

  • conservation treatment

[Kirchengemeinde Lunden, revised 2022]

Date1964

  • conservation treatment

[Kirchengemeinde Lunden, revised 2022]

Date1840

  • frame replaced

[Kirchengemeinde Lunden, revised 2022]

Citing from the Cranach Digital Archive

Entry with author
<author's name>, 'Philipp Melanchthon', <title of document, data entry or image>. [<Date of document or image>], in: Cranach Digital Archive, https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_StLL_NONE-StLL002/ (Accessed {{dateAccessed}})
Entry with no author
'Philipp Melanchthon', <title of document, data entry or image>. [<Date of document, entry or image>], in: Cranach Digital Archive, https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_StLL_NONE-StLL002/ (Accessed {{dateAccessed}})

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