Martin Luther

Martin Luther

Painting on beech wood

Medium

Painting on beech wood

[cda 2013]

Martin Luther at the age of 55 depicted as a half-length figure facing right and wearing a dark beret and robe. His light brown hair is visible beneath the head attire.

[Wartburg-Stiftung, revised 2013]

Attributions
Lucas Cranach the Elder
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Schuchardt 2004, cf. fig. 39]

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Sandner 1998 B, 133]

Dating
1543
about 1550

Dating

1543

[Schuchardt 2004, cf. fig. 39]

about 1540

[Sandner 1998 B, 133]

about 1550

"Mitte 16. Jahrhundert" [Wartburg-Stiftung]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 36.4 x 23.5 x 0.4 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 36.4 x 23.5 x 0.4 cm

  • [cda 2013]

Signature / Dating

None

Labels

Reverse of the panel: - in the top section:
yellow label:
'No lo. 214 AB.
Cranach Luther'
- centre:

Labels

later inscription, stamps, seals, labels:

  • Reverse of the panel: - in the top section:

  • yellow label:

  • 'No lo. 214 AB.

  • Cranach Luther'

  • - centre:

  • in blue paint: '1507'

  • - beneath:

  • traces of two red wax seals and a label: '1311 Cranach'

  • - bottom left:

  • in red paint 'M71'

  • [Görres, cda 2013]

Owner
Wartburg-Stiftung, Eisenach
Repository
Wartburg-Stiftung, Eisenach
Location
Eisenach
CDA ID
DE_WSE_M0071
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_WSE_M0071/

Connected Works1

Philipp Melanchthon
  • Philipp Melanchthon, 1543
  • DE_WSE_M0072
  • Painting
  • Wartburg-Stiftung, Eisenach

Provenance

1927 acquisition from Schönemann und Lampe, Berlin
[Wartburg-Stiftung, revised 2013]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Florence 2017 66 under no. 2
EditorFrancesca de Luca, Giovanni Maria Fara
Title I volti della Riforma. Lutero e Cranach nelle collezioni medicee [Uffizi, Florence]
Place of PublicationFlorence, Milan
Year of Publication2017
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Exhib. Cat. Eisenach 2015 110 40 Fig. p. 110
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 44, 45 No. 40 Fig. 23
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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Schuchardt 2004 24 39
AuthorGünter Schuchardt
TitleLuther seitenrichtig - Luther seitenverkehrt? Die Bildnisse im Leben und im Tod - Werkstattprinzip und Werkstattprivileg Cranachs und seiner Mitarbeiter
Volume2003
JournalWartburg-Jahrbuch
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication2004
Pages9-30
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Exhib. Cat. Eisenach 1998 132-133 No. 15.2 Figs. 15.2, 15.2a
EditorWartburg-Stiftung, Eisenach, Fachhochschule , Ingo Sandner
TitleUnsichtbare Meisterzeichnungen auf dem Malgrund. Cranach und seine Zeitgenossen. Ausstellungskatalog und Tagungsband Katalogteil 1; 2: Werkstatt und Schüler Cranachs; 3: Süddeutsche Meister; 4: Albrecht Dürer und sein Kreis; 5: Rheinische Meister
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication1998
Pages229-240
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Heydenreich 1998 A 188 Fig. 21.5
AuthorGunnar Heydenreich
TitleHerstellung, Grundierung und Rahmung der Holzbildträger in den Werkstätten Lucas Cranachs d.Ä.
Publicationin Ingo Sandner, Wartburg-Stiftung Eisenach and Fachhochschule Köln, eds., Unsichtbare Meisterzeichnungen auf dem Malgrund. Cranach und seine Zeitgenossen, Exhib. Cat. Eisenach
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication1998
Pages181-200
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Exhib. Cat. Eisenach 1996 275 241
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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  • Martin Luther, 1543

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Technical studies

02. 2013Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
  • irr

Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- dry drawing material, dark chalk

Type/Ductus:

- copied lines (visible in the face and hands)

- delicate, fine 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 (traced lines?)

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2013]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

Condition Reports

Date2013

On the reverse of the panel there is an original black coating, which was applied after the panel was framed

[cda 2013]

Citing from the Cranach Digital Archive

Entry with author
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Entry with no author
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