The Last Judgement - copy after Hieronymus Bosch

The Last Judgement - copy after Hieronymus Bosch

Title

The Last Judgement - copy after Hieronymus Bosch

[CDA 2010]

Painting on limewood

Medium

Painting on limewood

[Gemäldegalerie, revised 2010]

Right wing, interior:

The depiction of Purgatory is continued from the central panel.

In the centre a devilish monster acts as a judge from a tower-like structure. The fantastical animals from Hell drag sinners towards him from both sides. Behind this scene and either side of it machines of torture

Right wing, interior:

The depiction of Purgatory is continued from the central panel.

In the centre a devilish monster acts as a judge from a tower-like structure. The fantastical animals from Hell drag sinners towards him from both sides. Behind this scene and either side of it machines of torture are being prepared for the dammed souls.

Right wing, exterior:

The Virgin as Mother of Sorrows against a black background

[Gemäldegalerie Berlin, Unsinn 2010]

Attributions
Lucas Cranach the Elder
Hans Cranach

Attributions

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Gemäldegalerie, revised 2010]
[Sandner 1998 B, 145]
[Muther 1889 A, 169, 170]
[Meyer 1883]

Hans Cranach

[Flechsig 1900 A, 151, 169-172, 248, 249]

Unknown

'Saxonian Master c. 1520 (Copy after Hieronymus Bosch)'
[Meyer, Bode, Cat. Berlin 1878, 340]

Jeronymus Bosch

[Waagen, Cat. Berlin 1830, No. 87, 150]

Production dates
um 1520 - 1525
1508-1524

Production dates

um 1520 - 1525

[Heydenreich 2007 A, 311]

1508-1524

'It was probably commissioned by Friedrich the Wise' [Michaelis 1989/90, 130]

about 1520

[Sandner 1998 B, 145]

not before 1520

[Heydenreich 1998 A, 192]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 163 x 58 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 163 x 58 cm

  • Dimensions including frame: 187.2 x 268.5 cm (Dimensions of the entire altarpiece)

  • [Gemäldegalerie, revised 2010]

Signature / Dating

None

Owner
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie
Repository
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie
Location
Berlin
CDA ID
DE_smbGG_563b
FR (1978) Nr.
FR099
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_smbGG_563b/

Overall view of the piece
Connected Works

The Last Judgement - copy after Hieronymus Bosch
  • The Last Judgement - copy after Hieronymus Bosch, about 1520 - 1525
  • DE_smbGG_563a
  • Painting
  • Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie
The Last Judgement - copy after Hieronymus Bosch
  • The Last Judgement - copy after Hieronymus Bosch, um 1520 - 1525
  • DE_smbGG_563c
  • Painting
  • Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie

Provenance

'The origin of the Altar is described by Waagen in 1830 [Waagen, Cat. Berlin 1830, Nr. 87, 150] as 'K.S' (Königliche Schlösser = Royal Castles' Collection). This is the only indication of the triptych's whereabouts before it entered the museum's collection.'
[Michaelis 1989/90, 116, 130]

Exhibitions

Nuremberg 1983

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Seidel 2016
AuthorChristine Seidel
TitleKopieren nach Bosch: Beobachtungen zur Anbetung der Könige und zum Weltgericht
Publicationin Stephan Kemperdick, I. Dinter, eds., Hieronymus Bosch und seine Bildwelt im 16. und 17. Jahrhundert [Exhib. Cat. Berlin 2016]
Place of PublicationBerlin, Petersberg
Year of Publication2016
Link https://www.academia.edu/29791603/Kopieren_nach_Bosch_Beobachtungen_zur_Anbetung_der_K%C3%B6nige_und_zum_Weltgericht
Pages54-69
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Krause 2013 195
AuthorHans-Joachim Krause
TitleCranachs Bildaustattung der Torgauer Schloßkapelle. Eine Rekonstruktion
JournalZeitschrift des deutschen Vereins für Kunstwissenschaft
Place of PublicationBerlin
IssueSonderdruck aus Band 65
Year of Publication2013
Pages177-214
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Hinz 2010 B 51-52
AuthorBerthold Hinz
TitleAktmalerei bei Cranach. Ein neuer Geschäftszweig
Publicationin Guido Messling, ed., Die Welt des Lucas Cranach. Ein Künstler im Zeitalter von Dürer, Tizian und Metsys, Exhib. Cat. Brussels
Place of PublicationBrussels
Year of Publication2010
Pages42-53
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Heydenreich 2007 A 73, 298, 311, 396 Figs. 263-266
AuthorGunnar Heydenreich
TitleLucas Cranach the Elder
Place of PublicationAmsterdam
Year of Publication2007
Link https://lucascranach.org/application/files/6116/2097/3099/Heydenreich_2007_Lucas_Cranach_the_Elder.pdf
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Kolb 2004 180ff.
AuthorKarin Kolb
TitleWiederbegegnung mit einem vorreformatorischen Andachtsbild - "Christus als Schmerzensmann an der Geißelsäule" von Lucas Cranach d.Ä.
JournalDresdener Kunstblätter
Issue48 (2004) 3
Year of Publication2004
Pages178-190
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Bierende 2002 165-167 Fig. 69
AuthorEdgar Bierende
TitleLucas Cranach d.Ä. und der deutsche Humanismus. Tafelmalerei im Kontext von Rhetorik, Chroniken und Fürstenspiegeln
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication2002
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Exhib. Cat. Eisenach 1998 145 No. 16.6
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 192
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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Sandner 1998 B 91
AuthorIngo Sandner
TitleCranach als Zeichner auf dem Malgrund
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
Pages83-95
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Cat. Berlin 1996 34 Figs. 55, 56
AuthorRainald Grosshans, Henning Bock
EditorStaatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie
TitleGemäldegalerie Berlin. Gesamtverzeichnis
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1996
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Michaelis 1989/1990 130
AuthorRainer Michaelis
TitleStudien zum Berliner Weltgerichtsaltar des Lucas Cranach
JournalAachener Kunstblätter / Sonderband
Issue58 [Sonderdruck]
Year of Publication1990
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 90 No. 99 Fig. 99
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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Friedländer 1969 54
AuthorMax J. Friedländer
TitleEarly Netherlandish Painting. Geertgen tot Sint Jans and Jerome Bosch
Volume5
Place of PublicationLeyden
Year of Publication1969
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Exhib. Cat. Weimar, Wittenberg 1953 No. 18
AuthorWalther Scheidig
EditorDeutsche Lucas Cranach Komitee
TitleLucas Cranach Ausstellung. Weimar und Wittenberg
Place of PublicationWeimar, Wittenberg
Year of Publication1953
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Exhib. Cat. Berlin 1937 22 038 Pl. 43
EditorStaatliche Museen, Berlin
TitleLucas Cranach d. Ä. und Lucas Cranach d. J. Gemälde, Zeichnungen, Graphik
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1937
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 88
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1932
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/friedlaender1932
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Eigenberger 1927 50, 51
AuthorRobert Eigenberger
TitleDie Gemäldegalerie der Akademie der bildenden Künste in Wien
Place of PublicationVienna, Leipzig
Year of Publication1927
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Flechsig 1900 A 169
AuthorEduard Flechsig
TitleCranachstudien
Volume1
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1900
Link page/n5/mode/2up
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Muther 1889 A 70
AuthorRichard Muther
TitleDer Cicerone in der königlichen Gemäldegalerie in Berlin
Place of PublicationLeipzig, Munich
Year of Publication1889
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Cat. Berlin 1878 340
AuthorWilhelm Bode, J. Meyer
TitleKoenigliche Museen. Gemälde-Galerie. Beschreibendes Verzeichnis der während des Umbaues ausgestellten Gemälde
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1878
Link https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/meyer_bode1878
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Cat. Berlin 1830 150 No. 87
AuthorGustav Friedrich Waagen
EditorKönigliches Museum, Berlin
TitleVerzeichniß der Gemälde-Sammlung des Königlichen Museums zu Berlin
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1830
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Research History / Discussion

'It is assumed that Cranach the Elder copied a lost painting by Bosch during his visit to the Netherlands in 1508. The composition is recorded in a print by Hieronymus Cock.'

[Eigenberger 1927, 50, 51]

  • The Last Judgement - copy after Hieronymus Bosch, um 1520 - 1525

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Technical studies

01. 2010Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
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Underdrawing

- an underdrawing is not readily visible

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2012]

  • photographed by Ingo Sandner
  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich

2010Technical Examination

Support

- limewood

- the vertical boards are glued together in the direction of greatest expansion and the joins are covered with a fibrous material

[Heydenreich 1998 A, 192]

  • written by Christine Unsinn

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