Portrait of John Frederick the Magnanimous, Prince Elector of Saxony

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Database Art Museum of Estonia, https://digikogu.ekm.ee/eng/fpage/oid-1201, accessed 21-02-2018]

The painting shows a half-length portrait of Johann Friedrich against a green background, facing right. The elector wears a fur-trimmed cloak and an embellished black gown over a white pleated shirt. His short brown hair is concealed under a beret decorated with feathers.

[Daniel Görres, cda 2018]

Attribution: Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Database Art Museum of Estonia, https://digikogu.ekm.ee/eng/fpage/oid-1201, accessed 21-02-2018]

Dating: about 1540 - 1550
1550

Dating

about 1540 - 1550	[cda 2018]
1550	[dated, but on overpaint, not authentic]

Dimensions: Dimensions of support: 19.7 x 14.8 cm

Dimensions

Dimensions of support: 19.7 x 14.8 cm
[Database Art Museum of Estonia, https://digikogu.ekm.ee/eng/fpage/oid-1201, accessed 21-02-2018]

Signature / Dating: None

Owner: Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn
Repository: Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn
Location: Tallinn

CDA ID: EE_AMET_VM683
FR (1978) Nr.: FR-none
Persistent Link: https://lucascranach.org/en/EE_AMET_VM683/

Provenance

- no information available

Portrait of John Frederick the Magnanimous, Prince Elector of Saxony, about 1540 - 1550

Images

Technical studies

2018Technical examination / Scientific analysis

Infrared reflectography

Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Material:

- initial design executed using a dry drawing material, this was then reinforced using a fluid, black medium and brush

Type/Ductus:

- traced or copied underdrawing

- the lines are employed with economy and are relatively thin to somewhat broader in character

Function:

- binding for the final painted version; lines delineate the main contours and describe essential details and facial features; no representation of volume with hatching strokes

Deviations:

- minor corrections were made to forms during the painting process

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- Cranach workshop

Comments:

- probably transferred from a pre-existing design

[Sandner, Smith-Contini, Heydenreich, cda 2019]

photographed by Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn

2015Technical examination / Scientific analysis

UV-light photography

fotografiert von Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn

2015Technical examination / Scientific analysis

Infrared reflectography

Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

see the description of the image from 2018

[cda 2019]

photographed by Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn

Citing from the Cranach Digital Archive

Entry with author: <author's name>, 'Portrait of John Frederick the Magnanimous, Prince Elector of Saxony', <title of document, data entry or image>. [<Date of document or image>], in: Cranach Digital Archive, https://lucascranach.org/en/EE_AMET_VM683/ (Accessed {{dateAccessed}})
Entry with no author: 'Portrait of John Frederick the Magnanimous, Prince Elector of Saxony', <title of document, data entry or image>. [<Date of document, entry or image>], in: Cranach Digital Archive, https://lucascranach.org/en/EE_AMET_VM683/ (Accessed {{dateAccessed}})

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