Portrait of Princess Maria of Saxony

Portrait of Princess Maria of Saxony

Titles

Portrait of Princess Maria of Saxony

[Exhib. Cat. Brussels 2010, 227, No. 142]

Portrait of an Aristocratic Saxon Lady

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, 139, No. 348]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Exhib. Cat. Brussels 2010, 227, No. 142]

The sitter is depicted as a half-length figure. She wears an elaborate dress of gold brocade with slitted sleeves and a high collar. On her head she wears a bonnet and a plaited bridal wreath, both decorated with pearls. She wears wide gold collar, a chain with a portrait medallion

The sitter is depicted as a half-length figure. She wears an elaborate dress of gold brocade with slitted sleeves and a high collar. On her head she wears a bonnet and a plaited bridal wreath, both decorated with pearls. She wears wide gold collar, a chain with a portrait medallion and a three row chain around her neck. Her gaze is directed at the viewer.

[Görres, CDA 2012]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Exhib. Cat. Brussels 2010, 227, No. 142]
[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, 139, No. 348]

Production date
1534

Production date

1534

dated

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 53 x 37.5 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 53 x 37.5 cm

  • [Exhib. Cat. Brussels 2010, 227, No. 142]

Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia at the bottom left: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing right and dated '1534'; in black paint

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia at the bottom left: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing right and dated '1534'; in black paint

  • [Exhib. Cat. Brussels 2010, 227, No. 142]

Inscriptions and Labels
- on the headband, the initials: 'E W ' (possibly a motto)

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

  • - on the headband, the initials: 'E W [...]' (possibly a motto)
  • [Görres, CDA 2012]
Owner
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon
Repository
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon
Location
Lyon
CDA ID
F_MBAL_B494
FR (1978) Nr.
FR348
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/F_MBAL_B494/

Provenance

  • acquired in 1892 at the auction of the Leclanché Collection, Paris

[Exhib. Cat. Brussels 2010, 227, No. 142]

Exhibitions

Brussels 2010

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Horký 2022 10, 11, 12 Fig. 3
AuthorMila Horký
EditorThomas Richter, Silke Gatenbröcker
TitleDas Bildnis eines Ritters (1535) von Lucas Cranach: eine Spurensuche in Kursachsen
Publicationin Thomas Richter, Silke Gatenbröcker, eds.: Beiträge zur Kunst des 16. bis 19. Jahrhunderts
Volume7
JournalNiederdeutsche Beiträge zur Kunstgeschichte
Year of Publication2022
Pages8-31
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Exhib. Cat. Brussels 2010 227 142 pp. 227, 251
EditorBozarbooks & Lannoo, Guido Messling
TitleDie Welt des Lucas Cranach. Ein Künstler im Zeitalter von Dürer, Tizian und Metsys [anlässlich der Ausstellung "Die Welt des Lucas Cranach", Palast der Schönen Künste, Brüssel, 20. Oktober 2010 - 23. Januar 2011]
Place of PublicationBrussels
Year of Publication2010
Show Literature
Müller 2010 58
AuthorMatthias Müller
Title"Menschen so zu malen, daß sie erkannt werden und zu leben scheinen" Naturnachahmung als Problem in Lucas Cranachs höfischer Porträtmalerei
Publicationin Matthias Müller, ed., Apelles am Fürstenhof. Facetten der Hofkunst um 1500 im Alten Reich Exhib. Cat. Coburg 2010
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication2010
Pages57-73
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Exhib. Cat. Frankfurt 2007 272 p. 272
EditorBodo Brinkmann
TitleCranach der Ältere, [Frankfurt, Städel Museum, 23 Nov 2007 - 17 Feb 2008]
Place of PublicationOstfildern
Year of Publication2007
Show Literature
Koepplin 2003 C 144, 161, Fn. 2
AuthorDieter Koepplin
TitleEin Cranach-Prinzip
Publicationin Heinz Spielmann, Werner Schade, eds., Lucas Cranach. Glaube, Mythologie und Moderne, Exhib. Cat. Hamburg 2003
Place of PublicationOstfildern-Ruit
Year of Publication2003
Pages144-165
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 348
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 708
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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Zimmermann E. H. 1942 B 139 348
AuthorErnst Heinrich Zimmermann
TitleBeiträge zur Ikonographie Cranachscher Bildnisse
JournalZeitschrift des deutschen Vereins für Kunstwissenschaft
Issue9
Year of Publication1942
Pages23-52
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Technical studies

10. 2010Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
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Underdrawing

- an underdrawing is not readily visible; thin lines with a brush are visible in the hands and under the proper right arm of the sitter only.

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2013]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

Versions

Portrait of Princess Maria of Saxony with bridal crown
  • Portrait of Princess Maria of Saxony with bridal crown, 1534
  • DE_HLMD_GK76
  • Painting
  • Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt

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