Portrait of the Duchess Barbara of Saxony, 1478-1534 (wife of George the Bearded)

Portrait of the Duchess Barbara of Saxony, 1478-1534 (wife of George the Bearded)

Title

Portrait of the Duchess Barbara of Saxony, 1478-1534 (wife of George the Bearded)

[Statens Museum for Kunst, revised 2013]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Statens Museum for Kunst, revised 2013]

Portrait of the Duchess Barbara of Saxony. She is wearing a black and white dress and a white hat/bonnet. The background of the portrait is greyish blue.

[Statens Museum for Kunst, revised 2013]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Statens Museum for Kunst, revised 2013]

Production date
after 1537

Production date

after 1537

[Statens Museum for Kunst, revised 2013]

Dimensions
Dimension of support: 36.0 x 23.0 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimension of support: 36.0 x 23.0 cm

  • Dimensions including frame: 47.5 x 35.0 cm

  • [Statens Museum for Kunst, revised 2013]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia at the right edge, centre: winged serpent with dropped wings facing left; in black paint

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia at the right edge, centre: winged serpent with dropped wings facing left; in black paint

  • [Statens Museum for Kunst, revised 2013]

Owner
Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen
Repository
Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen
Location
Copenhagen
CDA ID
DK_SMK_KMSsp721
FR (1978) Nr.
FR414B
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DK_SMK_KMSsp721/

Provenance

  • 1690: The Royal Art Chamber
    [Statens Museum for Kunst, revised 2013]

Exhibitions

Copenhagen 2002

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Poulsen 2015 A 70 Fig. 6
AuthorHanne Kolind Poulsen
TitleCranachs Bildsprache und der neue lutherische Glaube
Publicationin Julia Carrasco, Justus Lange, Benjamin D. Spira, Timo Trümper, Stiftung Schloss Friedenstein Gotha and Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel, eds., Bild und Botschaft. Cranach im Dienst von Hof und Reformation, [Exhib. Cat. Gotha, Kassel]
Place of PublicationHeidelberg
Year of Publication2015
Pages63-71
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Exhib. Cat. Copenhagen 2002 59-60, 69 No. 38 Fig. p. 60
AuthorHanne Kolind Poulsen
TitleCranach [Statens Museum for Kunst , Copenhagen]
Place of PublicationCopenhagen
Year of Publication2002
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Gundestrup 1991 18 (Vol. 1) No. 642/27-28 (Vol. 1) Fig. p. 19 (Vol. 1)
AuthorBente Gundestrup
TitleDet Kongelige danske Kunstkammer 1737 = The Royal Danish Kunstkammer 1737
Volume1-3
Place of PublicationCopenhagen
Year of Publication1991
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 No. 414B
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, Rosenberg 1932 333b
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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Madsen 1926 136
AuthorKarl Madsen
TitleMuseets Tilvækst af ældre Malerkunst
Place of PublicationCopenhagen
Year of Publication1926
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Madsen 1924 35 Fig.
AuthorKarl Madsen
TitleCranach-Portrætter i Kunstmuseet
Place of PublicationCopenhagen
Year of Publication1924
Link https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/samleren1924/0065
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Images

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Documents

Technical studies

2013Technical Examination

Support

The thickness of the wooden support is 7 mm and it has a thin black paint layer on the back. The panel is made from one plank.

Paint Layers and Gilding

Oil paint on wood.

Framing

Unknown whether the frame is the original.

[Mette Kokkenborg, Statens Museum for Kunst, 2013]

  • X-radiography
  • x_radiograph
  • created by Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

Condition Reports

Date01. 1966

  • examined by Ole Alkærsig

Conservation History

Date03. 2002

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