Martin Luther

Martin Luther

Title

Martin Luther

[Wartburg-Stiftung revised 2013]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Wartburg-Stiftung revised 2013]

Half-length figure facing right, wearing a dark robe and a beret against a pale bluish background. The right arm appears to be supported on the elbow, the hands are placed in his lap. The light brown hair is visible beneath the head attire.

Crisp flesh paint, delicate tonal nuances, with

Half-length figure facing right, wearing a dark robe and a beret against a pale bluish background. The right arm appears to be supported on the elbow, the hands are placed in his lap. The light brown hair is visible beneath the head attire.

Crisp flesh paint, delicate tonal nuances, with slight shadows around the eyes and the nose; lively materiality of the surface.

[Wartburg-Stiftung, revised 2013]

Attributions
Copy after Lucas Cranach the Elder
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Copy after Lucas Cranach the Elder

"Copy from the 19th century?" [Wartburg-Stiftung revised 2013]

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Exhib. Cat. Eisenach 1996, No. 163a]

Production dates
1800 - 1899
1533

Production dates

1800 - 1899

"Copy from the 19th century?" [Wartburg-Stiftung revised 2013]

1533

[dated, not authentic] [cda 2013]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 21 x 14.5 x 0.8 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 21 x 14.5 x 0.8 cm

  • [cda 2013]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia top left: winged serpent with elevated wings and date '1533'

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia top left: winged serpent with elevated wings and date '1533'

  • [Wartburg-Stiftung, revised 2013]

Inscriptions and Labels

Reverse of the panel: - bottom left:
in red paint 'M66'

[Görres, cda 2013]

Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • Reverse of the panel: - bottom left:

  • in red paint 'M66'

  • [Görres, cda 2013]

Owner
Wartburg-Stiftung, Eisenach
Repository
Wartburg-Stiftung, Eisenach
Location
Eisenach
CDA ID
DE_WSE_M0066
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_WSE_M0066/

Connected Works

Philipp Melanchthon
  • Philipp Melanchthon, 1800 - 1899
  • DE_WSE_M0067
  • Painting
  • Wartburg-Stiftung, Eisenach

Provenance

1930 from the estate of Oberburghauptmann von Cranach
[Wartburg-Stiftung, revised 2013]

Exhibitions

  • Osnabrück 1993, No. 12
  • Kronach 1994, No. 178a
  • Eisenach 1996, No. 163a

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Eisenach 2015 108-109 38 Fig. p. 108
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
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Schuchardt 2015 B 43, 44 No. 38 Fig. 21
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
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Exhib. Cat. Eisenach 1996 225 163a
EditorWartburg-Stiftung, Eisenach, Jutta Krauß
TitleAller Knecht und Christi Untertan. Der Mensch Luther und sein Umfeld. Katalog der Ausstellungen zum 450. Todesjahr
Place of PublicationEisenach
Year of Publication1996
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Exhib. Cat. Kronach 1994 354-355 178a
EditorClaus Grimm, Johannes Erichsen, Evamaria Brockhoff
TitleLucas Cranach. Ein Maler-Unternehmer aus Franken [Festung Rosenberg, Kronach 17.05 - 21.08.1994; Museum der Bildenden Künste, Leipzig 07.09 - 06.11.1994]
SeriesVeröffentlichungen zur bayerischen Geschichte und Kultur
Volume26
Place of PublicationAugsburg, Coburg
Year of Publication1994
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  • Martin Luther, 1800 - 1899

Images

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Technical studies

02. 2013Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
  • irr

Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- dry drawing material, dark chalk, in the face over pounced dots? (cannot be confirmed with certainty)

Type/Ductus:

- copied lines in the face (traced lines?, pounced dots?)

- thin lines

Function:

- binding for the final painted version; lines delineate contours and describe essential details and the facial features; no representation of volume

Deviations:

- minor alterations made during the painting process to clearly define form

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- not possible

Comments:

- probably transferred from a pre-existing design

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2013]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

Condition Reports

Date2002 -

good condition, hairline cracks on the surface, framed and glazed

[Wartburg-Stiftung revised 2013]

  • Bearbeiter/in Daniel Görres

Conservation History

Date1996 -

minimal retouching along the edge, K. Förster

[Wartburg-Stiftung revised 2013]

  • Bearbeiter/in Daniel Görres

Date1972 -

Conservation by Müller, Kunstsammlungen Weimar

[Wartburg-Stiftung revised 2013]

  • Bearbeiter/in Daniel Görres

Date1952 - 1953

Conservation by Georg Münch, Dresden

[Wartburg-Stiftung revised 2013]

  • Bearbeiter/in Daniel Görres

Date1948 -

Conservation by Teichler, Kunstsammlungen Weimar

[Wartburg-Stiftung revised 2013]

  • Bearbeiter/in Daniel Görres

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