Portrait of a Young Man

Portrait of a Young Man

Title

Portrait of a Young Man

[cda 2018]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Zamek Krolewski na Wawelu, revised 2018]

Half-length portrait, nearly life-sized, turned to the right; wearing a black coat, a yellow gown and a white shirt.

[Zamek Krolewski na Wawelu, revised 2018]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Younger

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Younger

[Zamek Krolewski na Wawelu, revised 2018]
[Exhib. Cat. Krakow 2011, 335, No. 170]

Production date
1550

Production date

1550

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 65 x 49.5 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 65 x 49.5 cm

  • [Zamek Krolewski na Wawelu, revised 2018]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia upper left: serpent (with dropped wings) and dated '1550'

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia upper left: serpent (with dropped wings) and dated '1550'

Inscriptions and Labels
  • top left: 'AETATIS .XIX.' none

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

    • top left: 'AETATIS .XIX.'

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • none

Owner
Panstwowe Zbiory Sztuki Kraków
Repository
Zamek Królewski na Wawelu (Wawel Royal Castle)
Location
Kraków
CDA ID
PL_ZKWK_3940
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PL_ZKWK_3940/

Provenance

  • Sapieha collection
  • 1952 confiscated by the department of security and stored at Wawel
  • returned to the owner
  • 1998 donated to the Wawel collection by Michal Sapieha
    [Exhib. Cat. Krakow 2011, 335, No. 170]

Exhibitions

Krakow 2011, No. 170

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Krakow 2011 335 No. 170
TitleSapiehowie. Kolekcjonerzy i mecenasi [Zamek Krolewski na Wawelu, Krakow, 4.10.-31.12.2011]
Place of PublicationKrakow
Year of Publication2011
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