Johann the Steadfast, Elector of Saxony

Johann the Steadfast, Elector of Saxony

Title

Johann the Steadfast, 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 the elector facing left against a blue background. He wears a coat with a fur-collar and a white shirt, as well as 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:

  • 16.2 x 14.2 cm

  • Dimension including frame:

  • 29.7 x 28.5 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_835-45b
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/F_MATHC_835-45b/

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
Exhib. Cat. Cherbourg 1973 No. 45
Authorn. a.
TitleLes Ecoles du Nord. Catalogue par Françoise Guéroult. Cherbourg, Musée Thomas Henry.
Place of PublicationCherbourg
Year of Publication1973
  • Johann the Steadfast, Elector of Saxony, about 1532 - 1533

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Technical studies

  • Infrared reflectography
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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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