Portrait of Martin Luther (epitaph for Hans Eben von Brunnen)

Portrait of Martin Luther (epitaph for Hans Eben von Brunnen)

Painting on beech

Medium

Painting on beech

[Exhib. Cat. Wroclaw 2017, no. 55]

A half-length portrait of Luther, facing to the right against a neutral blue background and wearing an academic gown. His hands rest on a balustrade and he is holding a leather-bound book.

[cda 2023]

Attribution
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Muzeum Narodowe we Wroclawiu, revised 2018] [Exhib. Cat. Wrocław 2017, no. 55]

Dating
about 1540

Dating

about 1540

[Exhib. Cat. Wroclaw 2017, no. 55]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 34.7 x 30.5 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 34.7 x 30.5 cm

  • [Exhib. Cat. Wroclaw 2017, no. 55]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia bottom right: winged serpent with dropped wings, facing left in black paint

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia bottom right: winged serpent with dropped wings, facing left in black paint

Inscriptions

- on the frame above the portrait: 'M:L:D:'
'Verbum D[o]mini, manet in aeterum'
- on the frame beneath …

Inscriptions

Inscriptions:

  • - on the frame above the portrait:

  • 'M:L:D:'

  • 'Verbum D[o]mini, manet in aeterum'

  • - on the frame beneath the portrait:

  • 'Gottes worde vndt Lutheri Lehr.

  • Vergehet nun vndt nimmer mehr.'

  • - on the frame: the name of the deceased and descriptions of the coats of arms:

  • 'Hanns Ebenn von Brunnen'

  • [cda 2018]

Owner
Muzeum Narodowe we Wroclawiu
Repository
Muzeum Narodowe we Wroclawiu
Location
Wrocław
CDA ID
PL_MNWr_VIII-2987
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PL_MNWr_VIII-2987/

Exhibitions

Wroclaw 2017, no. 55

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Wroclaw 2017 214-215 055 Fig. 215
EditorEwa Houszka, Marek Pierzchala
TitleModa na Cranacha, Muzeum Narodowe we Wroclawiu, 31.10.2017-30.12.2017
Place of PublicationWroclaw
Year of Publication2017
Show Literature
Grünewald 1983
AuthorJohannes Grünewald
TitleDas historisch-allegorische Lutherbild aus Neukirch an der Katzbach
JournalJahrbuch für schlesische Kirchengeschichte
Issue62 (1983)
Year of Publication1983
Pages51-62
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  • Portrait of Martin Luther (epitaph for Hans Eben von Brunnen), about 1540

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