Philipp I of Pommerania

Philipp I of Pommerania

Title

Philipp I of Pommerania

[cda 2020]

Painting on beech wood

Medium

Painting on beech wood

[Muzeum Narodowe w Szczecinie, revised 2020]

Painting on wood

[https://muzeum.szczecin.pl/en/collections/old-art-up-to-the-18th-century.html; accessed 24.04.2020]

A half-length portrait of the Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast (1515-1560), facing to his left against a blue background. He has also turned the serious gaze of his blue eyes in this direction, while at the bottom edge of the image his hands grip the hilt of his sword. He is wearing

A half-length portrait of the Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast (1515-1560), facing to his left against a blue background. He has also turned the serious gaze of his blue eyes in this direction, while at the bottom edge of the image his hands grip the hilt of his sword. He is wearing a fur-trimmed cloak over a black tunic embroidered with silver thread.

Attributions
Lucas Cranach the Younger
Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Lucas Cranach the Younger

[Muzeum Narodowe w Szczecinie, revised 2020]
[D. Koepplin, B. Steinborn in: Romanowska-Zadrozna 1999, 9]
[D. Koepplin, handwritten note on a page from an auction catalogue, 1995, Koepplin Archive]
[Zimmermann E. H. 1942]

Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Auct. Cat. Wien 1995, no.393]

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Bethe 1933, 5]

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

'Gutes Portrait, das in Cranach's atelier oder von einem seiner bessern schüler gemalt sein mag.' [Schuchardt 1851 C, 129]

Circle of Lucas Cranach the Elder

'Gutes Portrait, das in Cranach's atelier oder von einem seiner bessern schüler gemalt sein mag.' [Schuchardt 1851 C, 129]

Production date
1541

Production date

1541

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 61.5 x 42.7 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 61.5 x 42.7 cm

  • [Kinga Krasnodebska, Muzeum Narodowe w Szczecinie, 21.07.2020]

  • Dimensions of support: 61.3 x 42.5 cm

  • [Letter to D. Koepplin from Galerie Koller, 20.07.1999, in the Koepplin Archive]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia in the top left corner: serpent with dropped wings, facing right and dated '1541'

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia in the top left corner: serpent with dropped wings, facing right and dated '1541'

Inscriptions and Labels

none According to Schuchardt there was a piece of paper on the reverse of the painting bearing the name …

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

  • none

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • According to Schuchardt there was a piece of paper on the reverse of the painting bearing the name of a former owner [Schuchardt 1851 C, 129]. This has not been preserved.

Owner
Muzeum Narodowe w Szczecinie
Repository
Muzeum Narodowe w Szczecinie
Location
Szczecin
CDA ID
PL_MNS_Szt-1382
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PL_MNS_Szt-1382/

Provenance

  • residence of Duke of Pommerania Philip I in Wolgast (?) (listed in the inventory from 1560 among the oil paintings on canvas: 'M. g. H. Herzog Philips zu St. P. – durch Lucas Maler mit Olie 1541') [Mueller 1878, 32]
  • Gottfried Christopher Beireis (1730-1809) in Helmstedt - according to the information on an unpreserved piece of paper on the reverse of the painting [Schuchardt 1851 C, 129]
  • after 1809 Weimar, Dukes of Weimar [Bethe 1933, 5]
  • 1936 acquired by the Pommersches Landesmuseum in Stettin
  • during WW2 deposited in the safe of the 'Städtische Sparkasse zu Stettin' [Steinborn 2001, 471]
  • after WW2 the painting was lost
  • Dorotheum, Vienna, Alte Meister Auct., 20.03.1995
  • 1999 Galerie Koller, Zürich [Letter to D. Koepplin from Galerie Koller, 20.07.1999, Koepplin Archive]
  • 1999 acquired by the National Museum Szczecin [accessioned on the 17.11.1999]
    [Muzeum Narodowe w Szczecinie, revised 2020]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Cat. Szczecin 2013 110-114 001
EditorR. Makały, Muzeum Narodowe w Szczecinie
TitleZłoty wiek Pomorza. Sztuka na dworze książąt pomorskich w XVI i XVII wieku / Das goldene Zeitalter Pommerns. Kunst am Hofe der pommerschen Herzöge im 16. und 17. Jahrhundert
Place of PublicationSzczecin
Year of Publication2013
Pages3, 9
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Hofbauer 2011 426 213 (under)
AuthorMichael Hofbauer
TitleCranach - die Zeichnungen
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication2011
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Romanowska-Zadrozna 1999
AuthorMaria Romanowska-Zadrozna
TitlePowrót ksiecia do Szczecina
JournalCenne, bezcenne, utracone
Issueno. 5 (17)
Year of Publication1999
Link http://cennebezcenne.pl/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CBU-1999-05-03-09-romanowska.pdf
Pages3, 9
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Auct. Cat. Vienna 1995 393
EditorDorotheum Auktionshaus
TitleAlte Meister, Dorotheum, Wien
Place of PublicationVienna
Year of Publication1995
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Zimmermann E. H. 1942 A 4
AuthorErnst Heinrich Zimmermann
TitleEin Bildnisentwurf Lucas Cranachs d. J.
JournalBerliner Museen
Issue63 (1942)
Year of Publication1942
Pages2-4
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Bethe 1933
AuthorHellmuth Bethe
TitleEine unbekannte Bildniszeichnung Herzog Philipps I. Sonderdruck aus Monastsblätter der Gesellschaft für Pommersche Geschichte und Altertumskunde
JournalMonastsblätter der Gesellschaft für Pommersche Geschichte und Altertumskunde
IssueJg 47, Nr. 12
Year of Publication1933
Pages180-191
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Mueller 1877 32 27
AuthorJul. Mueller
TitleNeue Beitrage zur Geschichte der Kunst und ihrer Denkmäler in Pommern
JournalBaltische Studien
IssueJg 28; 1
Year of Publication1877
Link https://www.yumpu.com/de/document/view/7235445/baltische-studien-digitalisierte-bestande-der-ub-greifswald
Pages1-62
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Schuchardt 1851 C 129 409
AuthorChristian Schuchardt
TitleLucas Cranach des Aeltern Leben und Werke. Zweiter Theil
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1851
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/schuchardt1851bd2
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