Portrait of a Woman

Portrait of a Woman

Title

Portrait of a Woman

[cda 2023]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974/1976, 297, no. 185]

The small round format shows an idealized portrait of female beauty. The anonymous sitter is wearing a sumptuous dress, a wide brimmed hat, two linked chains, and a neckband set with precious stones. Her attire reflects the contemporary fashion at the court of Saxony.

[cda 2023]

Attributions
Lucas Cranach the Elder
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974/1976, 297, no. 185]; [Cat. Aix-en-Provence 1900, 109, no. 246]

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Cat. Aix-en-Provence 1867, 48, no. 220]

Production date
about 1525 - 1527

Production date

about 1525 - 1527

[Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974/1976, 279]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 14.6 cm (diameter)

Dimensions

Signature / Dating

None

Owner
Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence
Repository
Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence
Location
Aix-en-Provence
CDA ID
FR_MG_343
FR (1978) Nr.
FR171B
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/FR_MG_343/

Provenance

  • Donation J. B. de Bourguignon (1860)
  • Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence
    [Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974/1976, 297, no. 185]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 171B
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974/1976 279, 297 185 Fig. 150
AuthorDieter Koepplin, Tilman Falk
TitleLukas Cranach. Gemälde, Zeichnungen und Druckgraphik
Volume1, 2
Place of PublicationBasel, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1974
Link http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-diglit-104522
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Cat. Aix-en-Provence 1900 109 246
AuthorHenri Pontier
TitleLe musée d'Aix (Bouches-du-Rhône). Deuxième partie, comprenant les peintures, les dessins, les pastels, les miniatures, les estampes, les sculptures modernes, le Musée Granet, [...]
Place of PublicationAix-en-Provence
Year of Publication1900
Link http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k62897448
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Cat. Aix-en-Provence 1867 48 220
AuthorHonoré Gibert
TitleCatalogue du Musée d'Aix (Bouches-du-Rhone). II. part. Notice de la galerie de tableaux, dessins morceaux de sculpture et objets divers donnée à la ville d'Aix par feu M. de Bourguignon.
Place of PublicationAix-en-Provence
Year of Publication1867
Link https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6295803q
Show Literature
  • Portrait of a Woman, about 1525 - 1527

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