Portrait of a woman

Portrait of a woman

Title

Portrait of a woman

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 420]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 420]

A portrait of a lady in courtly attire, facing left against a neutral background. Her sumptuous dress is decorated with gold and red brocade, slashes in the sleeves and a high collar. A white pleated blouse is visible around her neck and it is decorated with a broach. Chains, rings,

A portrait of a lady in courtly attire, facing left against a neutral background. Her sumptuous dress is decorated with gold and red brocade, slashes in the sleeves and a high collar. A white pleated blouse is visible around her neck and it is decorated with a broach. Chains, rings, a hairnet and a beret decorated with a feather and pearls complete her outfit.

[Görres, cda 2014]

Attributions
Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Younger

Attributions

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 420]

Lucas Cranach the Younger

[Exhib. Cat. Basel 1976, no. 630]

Production dates
about 1540
about 1545

Production dates

about 1540

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 420]

about 1545

[Exhib. Cat. Basel 1976, no. 630]

Dimensions
Dimension of support: 85 x 56 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimension of support: 85 x 56 cm

  • [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 420]

Signature / Dating

None

Inscriptions and Labels
  • on both the beret and the bonnet: 'G'

[cda 2014]

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

    • on both the beret and the bonnet:

  • 'G'

  • [cda 2014]

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P044
FR (1978) Nr.
FR420
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P044/

Provenance

  • private collection Zurich
    [Exhib. Cat. Basel 1976, no. 630]
  • Nathan Gallery, Zurich
    [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 420]
  • sold at Beurret Bailly Widmer Auktionen AG, Basel, Switzerland, 24.03.2021, lot 7
    [Auction.fr online database, accessed 09.11.2021]

Exhibitions

  • Basel 1974, No. 630

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 420
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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Strieder 1975 169
AuthorPeter Strieder
TitleLucas-Cranach-Ausstellung in Basel (Ausst. Besprechung)
JournalKunstchronik
IssueJg. 28, Heft 5
Year of Publication1975
Pages165-171
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Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974/1976 711 630 Fig. 353
AuthorDieter Koepplin, Tilman Falk
TitleLukas Cranach. Gemälde, Zeichnungen und Druckgraphik
Volume1, 2
Place of PublicationBasel, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1974
Link http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-diglit-104522
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 337
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1932
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/friedlaender1932
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