Portrait of an Unknown Man, aged 46

Portrait of an Unknown Man, aged 46

Title

Portrait of an Unknown Man, aged 46

[cda 2023]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Looted Art (Poland) online, accessed 10.11.2023]

A half-length portrait of a bearded man, facing to his right against a neutral dark background. The sitter wears a doublet with patterned sleeves, a high collared white shirt tied at the neck and a cape with broad fur lapels. A soft fur-lined cap covers his head, and he displays

A half-length portrait of a bearded man, facing to his right against a neutral dark background. The sitter wears a doublet with patterned sleeves, a high collared white shirt tied at the neck and a cape with broad fur lapels. A soft fur-lined cap covers his head, and he displays two rings on the index finger of his left hand, one of which is a conspicuous signet ring.

[cda 2023]

Attribution
Circle of Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Circle of Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Looted Art (Poland) online, accessed 10.11.2023]

Production date
1527

Production date

1527

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 51 x 38 cm

Dimensions

Signature / Dating

Dated upper left: '1527'

Signature / Dating

  • Dated upper left: '1527'

Inscriptions and Labels
  • at the top of the painting: left side: '[...]ICH WAR 46 IAR ALT∙ ‖ […] ICH DY …

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

    • at the top of the painting:

  • left side: '[...]ICH WAR 46 IAR ALT∙ ‖ […] ICH DY GE= ‖ [S?]TÄLT ∙1527∙"

  • right side: 'IST GESTHORBEN ‖ AM ∙5∙ DAGE AVGVS ‖ IM jAR ∙1∙5∙41∙'

Owner
Art collection of the City of Wroclaw
Repository
Unknown
CDA ID
PL_MNWr-Lost_628
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PL_MNWr-Lost_628/

Research History / Discussion

The inscription could have been added in 1541, the year of his death.

[cda 2024]

  • Portrait of an Unknown Man, aged 46, 1527

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