Epitaph for a dead Child

Titles

Epitaph for a dead Child	[cda 2017]
Crcifixion	[cda 2017]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Heydenreich, cda 2017]

Christ hangs on a T-shaped cross wearing only a fluttering loincloth, a child kneels to the left of the cross and four coats of arms are illustrated: those of Löser, von Mistelbach, von der Oelsnitz and von Schlieben.

[Gurlitt 1912, 69-70]

Attributions: Circle of Lucas Cranach the Elder
Andreas Dreßler

Attributions

Circle of Lucas Cranach the Elder	[Gurlitt 1912, 69-70]
Andreas Dreßler	(?) [Binder 2017, 94]

Production dates: about 1546-1549
about 1505-1525

Production dates

about 1546-1549	'late 1540s' [Binder 2017, 94]
about 1505-1525	'early 16th century' [Gurlitt 1912, 69-70]

Dimensions: Dimensions of support: 50.3 x 35.3 cm

Dimensions

Dimensions of support: 50.3 x 35.3 cm
[Heydenreich, cda 2017]

Signature / Dating: None

Owner: Ev.-luth.-Kirchengemeinde Kamenz
Repository: St. Marienkirche, Kamenz
Location: Kamenz

CDA ID: DE_StMK_001
FR (1978) Nr.: FR-none
Persistent Link: https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_StMK_001/

Provenance

1912 recorded in the St Marien church
[Gurlitt 1912, 69-70]

Literature

Reference on page

Catalogue Number

Figure / Plate

Binder 2017

Author	Thomas Binder
Editor	Sören Fischer
Title	Wie kam Krodel nach Kamenz? Eine Spurensuche anhand historischer Überlieferungen.
Publication	in: Gesetz und Gnade. Wolfgang Krodel d. Ä., Lucas Cranach d. Ä. und die Erlösung des Menschen im Bild der Reformation. (anlässlich der Sonderausstellung im Sakralmuseum St. Annen, Kamenz vom 31. März bis 28. Mai 2017)
Series	Kleine Schriften der Städtischen Sammlungen Kamenz
Volume	Bd. 8
Place of Publication	Kamenz
Year of Publication	2017
Pages	91-97

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Gurlitt 1912

69-70

Author	Cornelius Gurlitt
Title	Beschreibende Darstellung der älteren Bau- und Kunstdenkmäler des Königreichs Sachsen. Band 36: Die Städte Kamenz und Pulsnitz
Place of Publication	Dresden
Year of Publication	1912
Link	http://digital.slub-dresden.de/werkansicht/dlf/1947/1/0/

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Research History / Discussion

The child and the the coats of arms evidently are not part of the original design. [Gurlitt 1912, 69-70]

Between about 1932 and 2011 the epitaph was displayed together with the panels showing Law and Grace as a triptych. […] Even without this context the small epitaph in the style of Cranach retains its charm. It bears witness to the love bestowed on a deceased child and the grieving parents' hope that the soul would be admitted to God.

[Binder 2017, 91-97]

Epitaph for a dead Child, about 1546-1549

Images

Technical studies

09. 2016Technical examination / Scientific analysis

Infrared reflectography

Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Material:

- fluid, black drawing material, brush flüssiges schwarzes Zeichenmedium und Pinsel

Type/Ductus:

- freehand underdrawing after a pre-existing design

- thin lines

Function:

- binding for the final painted version; bold lines delineate the main contours, and describe some details and the facial features; no representation of volume with hatching-strokes; possibly occasional washes?

Deviations:

- a few corrections were made to forms during the painting

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- no possible

[Sandner, Smith-Contini, Heydenreich, cda 2017]

photographed by Ingo Sandner
photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich

Support

- the support appears to be made of lime wood

- thinned and cradled

[Heydenreich, cda 2017]

Condition Reports

In a bad state of conservation: extensive woodworm damage in the support and numerous losses in the paint layers

[Gurlitt 1912, 69-70]

Versions

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