St Barbara Altarpiece [left wing]

Titles

St Barbara Altarpiece [left wing]	[CDA 2010]
Winged Altar depicting the Life of St Barbara	[Cat. Berlin 1996, 35]

Painting on wood (oak wood?)

Medium

Painting on wood (oak wood?)	[Gemäldegalerie, revised 2010]
Spruce wood	[Cat. Erfurt 1924, 21, No. 66]

Altarpiece depicting the life of St Barbara

Left wing interior:

- top left: Barbara with two companions standing in front of her father who reproaches her

- bottom left: The father has four soldiers drag Barbara before a judge

Left wing exterior:

A young saint (or donor ?) reading in a book

[Cat. Berlin 1883, No.

Altarpiece depicting the life of St Barbara

Left wing interior:

- top left: Barbara with two companions standing in front of her father who reproaches her

- bottom left: The father has four soldiers drag Barbara before a judge

Left wing exterior:

A young saint (or donor ?) reading in a book

[Cat. Berlin 1883, No. 636B]

Attributions: Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder	[Gemäldegalerie, revised 2010] "Lucas Cranach der Ältere, Schule" [Cat. Berlin 1996, 35, No. 95, 96]
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder	[Cat. Berlin 1883, No. 636B]

Production date: 1530 - 1540

Production date

1530 - 1540

[Cat. Erfurt 1924, 21, No. 66]

Dimensions: Dimensions of support: 172 x 138 cm

Dimensions

Dimensions of support: 172 x 138 cm
[Gemäldegalerie, revised 2010]
Dimensions of support: 172 x 66 cm
[Cat. Erfurt 1924, 21, No. 66]

Signature / Dating: None

Owner: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie
Repository: Angermuseum, Erfurt
Location: Erfurt

CDA ID: DE_smbGG_636Bb
FR (1978) Nr.: FR-none
Persistent Link: https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_smbGG_636Bb/

Connected Works

Provenance

1879 acquired from the brandenburg-prussian art cabinet (Kunstkammer)
[Gemäldegalerie, revised 2010]

Literature

Reference on page

Catalogue Number

Figure / Plate

Exhib. Cat. Prague 2005

146 (English version 54)

under no. 43

Editor	Obrazárna Pražského hradu, Kaliopi Chamonikola
Title	Pod znamením okrídleného hada. Lucas Cranach a ceské zeme. Under the winged Serpent. Lucas Cranach and the Czech Land
Place of Publication	Prague
Year of Publication	2005

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Cat. Berlin 1996

Figs. 95, 96

Author	Rainald Grosshans, Henning Bock
Editor	Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie
Title	Gemäldegalerie Berlin. Gesamtverzeichnis
Place of Publication	Berlin
Year of Publication	1996

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Cat. Erfurt 1924

066

Author	n. a.
Title	Katalog des Städtischen Museums zu Erfurt. Mittelalterliche Sammlung. Gemäldegalerie
Place of Publication	Erfurt
Year of Publication	1924

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Research History / Discussion

'The composition of the altarpiece has been changed. Originally the panels would have served as wing panels flanking a carved centre piece.'

[Cat. Erfurt 1924, 21, No. 66]

St Barbara Altarpiece [left wing], 1530 - 1540

Images

Technical studies

04. 2012Technical examination / Scientific analysis

Infrared reflectography

Underdrawing

Barbara with two companions standing in front of her father who reproaches her [top left]

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Material:

- fluid, black medium, brush

Type/Ductus:

- relatively detailed freehand underdrawing

- thin to somewhat broader lines

- occasional hatching-strokes

Function:

- relatively binding for the final painted version; lines define the main contours and describe essential details within forms as well as facial features; occasional representation of volume with hatching-strokes

Deviations:

- only minor corrections were made to forms during the painting process, hardly any changes

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder or circle?

[Sandner, Smith-Contini, Heydenreich, cda 2016]

photographed by Ingo Sandner
photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich

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