Friedrich III the Wise, Elector of Saxony

Friedrich III the Wise, Elector of Saxony

Title

Friedrich III the Wise, Elector of Saxony

[cda 2014]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/joconde_fr; 05.02.2014]

Bust portrait of Friedrich (III) the Wise, Elector of Saxony (1463 - 1525), facing right, against a light blue background. He wears a fur-lined overcoat and a black beret.

Attribution
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/joconde_fr; 05.02.2014]

Production date
about 1532 - 1533

Production date

about 1532 - 1533

[http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/joconde_fr; 05.02.2014]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support:

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support:

  • 15.2 x 13.8 cm

  • Dimensions including frame:

  • 29.9 x 28.8 x 4 cm

  • [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/joconde_fr; 05.02.2014]

Signature / Dating

None

Inscriptions and Labels

Reverse: - Inventory number

  • upper left on the protection panel in black script: MUSEE.TH.HENRY / CHERBOURG / INV 835.45
  • right on …

Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • Reverse: - Inventory number

    • upper left on the protection panel in black script: MUSEE.TH.HENRY / CHERBOURG / INV 835.45
    • right on the frame, label: ECOLE ALLEMANDE XVIe siècle / CRANACH Lucas (Atelier de) / 9-Portrait de Frédéric III / Le Sage / Inv. 835-45

  • [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/joconde_fr; 05.02.2014]

Owner
Musée d'Art Thomas Henry, Cherbourg
Repository
Musée d'Art Thomas Henry, Cherbourg
Location
Cherbourg
CDA ID
F_MATHC_835-45a
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/F_MATHC_835-45a/

Provenance

  • 1835 private collection Thomas Henry
    [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/joconde_fr; 05.02.2014]

Exhibitions

Cherbourg 1973
Honfleur 2012
[http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/joconde_fr; 05.02.2014]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Honfleur 2012 20-21
EditorMusée Eugène Boudin, Honfleur
TitleThomas Henry, le choix d'un collectionneur: Peintures du musée d'art Thomas-Henry de Cherbourg-octeville, [Honfleur, Musée Eugène Boudin]
Place of PublicationHonfleur
Year of Publication2012
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Exhib. Cat. Cherbourg 1973 No. 9
Authorn. a.
TitleLes Ecoles du Nord. Catalogue par Françoise Guéroult. Cherbourg, Musée Thomas Henry.
Place of PublicationCherbourg
Year of Publication1973
Show Literature
Exhib. Cat. Paris 1965 322
AuthorRoselyne Bacou, Michel Laclotte, Germaine Barnaud, Jeannine Baticle
TitleLe XVIe siècle européen. Peintures et dessins dans les collections publiques françaises [Petit Palais, Paris]
Place of PublicationParis
Year of Publication1965
Show Literature
Cat. Cherbourg 1835 No. 45
Authorn. a.
TitleNotice des tableaux composant le musée de Cherbourg
Place of PublicationParis
Year of Publication1835
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  • Friedrich III the Wise, Elector of Saxony, about 1532 - 1533

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Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

- an underdrawing is not readily visible

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich cda 2014]

  • photographed by Centre de Recherche et de Restauration des Musées de France

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