Portrait of Philipp Melanchton

Portrait of Philipp Melanchton

Title

Portrait of Philipp Melanchton

[Galleria Uffizi, revised 2014]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Galleria Uffizi, revised 2014]

A half-length portrait of Philipp Melanchthon against a blue background, facing left. Melanchthon is wearing a black gown and hat. His hands are folded in front of his body, but appear anatomically incorrect.

[Görres, cda 2015]

Attributions
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Exhib. Cat. Florence 2017, 66]
[Galleria Uffizi, revised 2014]

Lucas Cranach the Elder

Entry in the inventory from 1784
[Cat. Florence 1979, 230, No. P467]

Albrecht Dürer

Gallery documentation, 1773
[Cat. Florence 1979, 230, No. P467]

Production date
1543

Production date

1543

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 21 x 16 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 21 x 16 cm

  • [Galleria Uffizi, revised 2014]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia at the centre right: winged serpent with dropped wings, facing left and dated '1543'

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia at the centre right: winged serpent with dropped wings, facing left and dated '1543'

  • [cda 2014]

Owner
Galleria Uffizi, Firenze
Repository
Galleria Uffizi, Firenze
Location
Florence
CDA ID
IT_GdU_1890-472
FR (1978) Nr.
FR314-315D
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/IT_GdU_1890-472/

Connected Works

Portrait of Martin Luther
  • Portrait of Martin Luther, 1543
  • IT_GdU_512
  • Painting
  • Galleria Uffizi, Firenze

Provenance

  • Poggio Imperiale
  • Uffizi, 1773
    [Cat. Florence 1979, 230, No. P467]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Biotti 2017 130-135 Figs. 1, 2
AuthorAndrea Biotti
TitleVirtuosismi dorati per i padri della Riforma. Due cornici die Crosten per quattro ritratti di Cranach. Vicende Storiche e documentarie
Publicationin Francesca de Luca, Giovanni Maria Fara, eds., I volti della Riforma. Lutero e Cranach nelle collezioni medicee, Exhib. Cat. Florence, 2017
Place of PublicationFlorence, Milan
Year of Publication2017
Pages130-132
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Exhib. Cat. Florence 2017 66, 67 2 Pl. p. 67
EditorFrancesca de Luca, Giovanni Maria Fara
Title I volti della Riforma. Lutero e Cranach nelle collezioni medicee [Uffizi, Florence]
Place of PublicationFlorence, Milan
Year of Publication2017
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Fürst 2017 135
AuthorAviv Fürst
TitleRagioni tecniche ed estetiche di un'attribuzione
Publicationin Francesca de Luca, Giovanni Maria Fara, eds., I volti della Riforma. Lutero e Cranach nelle collezioni medicee , Exhib. Cat. Florence, 2017
Place of PublicationFlorence, Milan
Year of Publication2017
Pages132-135
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Luca 2017 43, 46
AuthorFrancesca de Luca
TitleI volti della Riforma nelle collezioni granducali
Publicationin Francesca de Luca, Giovanni Maria Fara, eds., I volti della Riforma. Lutero e Cranach nelle collezioni medicee , Exhib. Cat. Florence, 2017
Place of PublicationFlorence, Milan
Year of Publication2017
Pages42-47
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Price 2017 18
AuthorDavid H. Price
TitleLucas Cranach e la Riforma
Publicationin Francesca de Luca, Giovanni Maria Fara, eds., I volti della Riforma. Lutero e Cranach nelle collezioni medicee , Exhib. Cat. Florence, 2017
Place of PublicationFlorence, Milan
Year of Publication2017
Pages12-27
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Cat. Florence 1979 230 P467 Fig.
Authorn. a.
TitleCatalogo dei dipinti
Place of PublicationFlorence
Year of Publication1979
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 No. 314-315D
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 713 under No. 639
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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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 252f
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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