Portrait of Martin Luther

Portrait of Martin Luther

Title

Portrait of Martin Luther

[cda 2018]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie, revised 2018]

Posthumous pendant portraits of the reformers Martin Luther (1483-1546) and Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560)

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Younger

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Younger

[Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie, revised 2018]

Production dates
1561
about 1575-1599

Production dates

1561

[Pendant dated]

about 1575-1599

'koniec XVI wieku' (End of 16th century) [Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie, revised 2018]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 46 x 32 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 46 x 32 cm

  • [Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie, revised 2018]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia on pendant: winged serpent with dropped wings, in dark paint and dated '1561'

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia on pendant: winged serpent with dropped wings, in dark paint and dated '1561'

Inscriptions and Labels

At the bottom edge and in the open book (John, XII)

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

  • At the bottom edge and in the open book (John, XII)

Owner
Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie
Repository
Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie
Location
Kraków
CDA ID
PL_MNK_XII-a-553
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PL_MNK_XII-a-553/

Provenance

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  • Portrait of Martin Luther, 1561

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