Portrait of John Frederic the Magnanimous as electoral prince

Portrait of John Frederic the Magnanimous as electoral prince

Title

Portrait of John Frederic the Magnanimous as electoral prince

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 334]

Painting on beech wood

Medium

Painting on beech wood

[Klein report 1997]

Johann Friedrich I. depicted in half profile, facing right with his hands clasped in front of his stomach. He is wearing a fur-trimmed gown and a hat with a plume and is shown against a pale blue background.

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[http://www.culture.gouv.fr/documentation/joconde/fr/pres.htm; 08.07.2014]
[Exhib. Cat. Berlin 1937, no. 88]

Production date
1531

Production date

1531

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 51 x 35.5 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 51 x 35.5 cm

  • [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/documentation/joconde/fr/pres.htm; 08.07.2014]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia at the left edge: serpent (with elevated wings) and dated '1531', in yellow paint

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia at the left edge: serpent (with elevated wings) and dated '1531', in yellow paint

Inscriptions and Labels

Reverse of the panel: - stenciled on the panel: crown, beneath 'MR' with the lily, beneath '335'

Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • Reverse of the panel: - stenciled on the panel: crown, beneath 'MR' with the lily, beneath '335'

Owner
Musée du Louvre, Paris
Repository
Musée du Louvre, Paris
Location
Paris
CDA ID
F_MdLP_1184
FR (1978) Nr.
FR334
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/F_MdLP_1184/

Provenance

  • Berlin (?)
  • 1806 acquired by the Musée Napoléon, now the Musée du Louvre, Paris
    [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/documentation/joconde/fr/pres.htm; 08.07.2014]
  • acquired under the rule of Napoléon I.
    [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, 136, No. 334]

Exhibitions

Berlin 1937, no. 88

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Cat. Coburg 2018 147, fn. 11 under nos. 25, 26
AuthorKlaus Weschenfelder
TitleCranach in Coburg. Gemälde von Lucas Cranach d.Ä., Lucas Cranach d.J., der Werkstatt und des Umkreises in den Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication2018
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Exhib. Cat. Kronach 1994 357
EditorClaus Grimm, Johannes Erichsen, Evamaria Brockhoff
TitleLucas Cranach. Ein Maler-Unternehmer aus Franken [Festung Rosenberg, Kronach 17.05 - 21.08.1994; Museum der Bildenden Künste, Leipzig 07.09 - 06.11.1994]
SeriesVeröffentlichungen zur bayerischen Geschichte und Kultur
Volume26
Place of PublicationAugsburg, Coburg
Year of Publication1994
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979
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. Berlin 1937 35 088 Pl. 79
EditorStaatliche Museen, Berlin
TitleLucas Cranach d. Ä. und Lucas Cranach d. J. Gemälde, Zeichnungen, Graphik
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1937
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 268
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1932
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/friedlaender1932
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Flechsig 1900 A 268
AuthorEduard Flechsig
TitleCranachstudien
Volume1
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1900
Link page/n5/mode/2up
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Schuchardt 1871 181 75
AuthorChristian Schuchardt
TitleLucas Cranach des Aeltern Leben und Werke. Dritter Theil
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1871
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/schuchardt1871bd3
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Technical studies

1997 - Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Identification of wood species / Dendrochronology

both beech wood planks are from the same tree. The youngest annual ring is from the year 1523.

[Report Peter Klein 1997]

  • analysed by Peter Klein
  • UV-light photography
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  • photographed by Le Centre de recherche et de restauration des musées de France (C2RMF)
  • X-radiography
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  • created by Le Centre de recherche et de restauration des musées de France (C2RMF)
  • Infrared reflectography
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DESCRIPTION

- An underdrawing is not readily visible; delicate, fine outlines are visible in the face only, e. g. on the lips and the nose as well as along the hairline, these were presumably executed with a dry drawing material

[Sandner, Smith-Contini, Heydenreich, cda 2017]

  • photographed by Le Centre de recherche et de restauration des musées de France (C2RMF)

Conservation History

Date1958 -

  • treatment of the paint layers, overpaint removed and signature and date uncovered, losses retouched, varnish applied

[Paris, C2RMF, numéro de référence: F1198]

  • conservation treatment by Michel Pierre

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