St Paul

Title

St Paul

[Exhib. Cat. Frankfurt 2007, No. 84]

Painting on limewood

Medium

Painting on limewood

[Exhib. Cat. Frankfurt 2007, No. 84]

A close-up bust-length portrait of the apostle Paul facing left. The detailed calligraphic arrangement of the brown curly beard and hair of the apostle have a highly decorative value.

[Görres, cda 2014]

Attribution: Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Exhib. Cat. Frankfurt 2007, No. 84]

Production date: about 1515

Production date

about 1515

[Exhib. Cat. Frankfurt 2007, No. 84]

Dimensions: Dimensions of support: 26.7 x 17.5 cm

Dimensions

Dimensions of support: 26.7 x 17.5 cm
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Signature / Dating: Artist's insignia at the top right: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing left

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia at the top right: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing left
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Owner: Private Collection
Repository: Private Collection

CDA ID: PRIVATE_NONE-P048
FR (1978) Nr.: FR-none
Persistent Link: https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P048/

Provenance

Gert-Rudolf Flick Collection
in a private collection since 1998

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Exhibitions

Frankfurt/London 2007/2008, No. 84

Literature

Reference on page

Catalogue Number

Figure / Plate

Müller 2010

Fig. 8

Author	Matthias Müller
Title	"Menschen so zu malen, daß sie erkannt werden und zu leben scheinen" Naturnachahmung als Problem in Lucas Cranachs höfischer Porträtmalerei
Publication	in Matthias Müller, ed., Apelles am Fürstenhof. Facetten der Hofkunst um 1500 im Alten Reich Exhib. Cat. Coburg 2010
Place of Publication	Berlin
Year of Publication	2010
Pages	57-73

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Exhib. Cat. Frankfurt 2007

290-291

p. 291

Editor	Bodo Brinkmann
Title	Cranach der Ältere, [Frankfurt, Städel Museum, 23 Nov 2007 - 17 Feb 2008]
Place of Publication	Ostfildern
Year of Publication	2007

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Auct. Cat. London 1988

46-49

lot 33

Editor	Christie's Fine Art Auction House, London
Title	Important Old Master Pictures, Christie's, 22-4-1988
Place of Publication	London
Year of Publication	1988

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Connected Works

St Paul, about 1515

Images

Technical studies

2007Technical Examination

Support

- the support appears to have been cut out of a larger panel, which may already have had a ground application

- average quality of wood

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Paint Layers and Gilding

- painting unfinished at the edges

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