Portrait of Christian II

Portrait of Christian II

Title

Portrait of Christian II

[Museum Sønderjylland, revised 2015]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Museum Sønderjylland, revised 2015]

A half-length portrait of the King of Denmark, Christian II, facing right against a blue background. He wears a fur-trimmed gown and a black beret. In his hands he holds a white cloth. A gold pendant with the emblem of the golden fleece hangs from a band around his neck

A half-length portrait of the King of Denmark, Christian II, facing right against a blue background. He wears a fur-trimmed gown and a black beret. In his hands he holds a white cloth. A gold pendant with the emblem of the golden fleece hangs from a band around his neck and he wears a gold ring on his left thumb.

[Herrschaft, cda 2015]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder and Workshop

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder and Workshop

[Museum Sonderjylland, revised 2015]

Production date
about 1523

Production date

about 1523

[Museum Sonderborg Jylland, 12 Dec 2012; http://www.museum-sonderjylland.dk/SIDERNE/Det-sker/05a48-December2012.html; accessed 01-11-2016]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 74 x 58.5 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 74 x 58.5 cm

  • [Museum Sønderjylland, revised 2015]

Signature / Dating

None

Owner
Museum Sønderjylland
Repository
Sønderborg Slot, Sønderborg
Location
Sønderborg
CDA ID
DK_SS_MSS717X28
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DK_SS_MSS717X28/

Provenance

  • acquired by Museum Sønderjylland from the art dealer Gallerie de Jonkcheere 2012; provenance according to seller: private collection in Alsace
    [Museum Sønderjylland, revised 2015]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Cat. Coburg 2018 135, fn. 9 under no. 23
AuthorKlaus Weschenfelder
TitleCranach in Coburg. Gemälde von Lucas Cranach d.Ä., Lucas Cranach d.J., der Werkstatt und des Umkreises in den Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication2018
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Research History / Discussion

Christian II stayed in Cranachs house 1523-24, in a period when he was in exile. Several portraits by Cranach are known, both graphic and oils. Of the latter two are known beside this: one in Nuremberg and one in Leipzig. The Sønderborg portrait is very similar to the Leipzig painting.

[Museum Sønderjylland, revised 2015]

  • Portrait of Christian II, about 1523

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Versions

Portrait of Christian II., King of Denmark
  • Portrait of Christian II., King of Denmark, about 1523 - 1530
  • DE_MdbKL_44
  • Painting
  • Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig

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