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: Beiträge zur Kunst des 16. bis 19. Jahrhunderts
Volume7
Year of Publication2022
Pages8-31
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
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: Apelles am Fürstenhof. Facetten der Hofkunst um 1500 im Alten Reich Exhib. Cat. Coburg 2010
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication2010
Pages57-73
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
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
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 . 348
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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
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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