Portrait of a Courtly Lady

Title

[Exhib. Cat. Brussels 2010, No. 116]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood	[Exhib. Cat. Brussels 2010, No. 116]
oak wood	[Auct. Cat. Munich 2008, lot 268]

A half-length portrait of a courtly lady against a black background, facing left. The sitter's long blond hair is loose, she is wearing a sumptuous velvet dress, gold jewellery constisting of a long chain and a neck band set with precious stones as well as a conspicuous wide rimmed red

[Görres, cda 2014]

Attribution: Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Exhib. Cat. Brussels 2010, No. 116]

Production date: about 1530

Production date

about 1530

[Exhib. Cat. Brussels 2010, No. 116]

Dimensions: Dimensions of support: 40 x 27 cm

Dimensions

Dimensions of support: 40 x 27 cm
[Exhib. Cat. Brussels 2010, No. 116]

Signature / Dating: None

Owner: Private Collection
Repository: Private Collection

CDA ID: PRIVATE_NONE-P050
FR (1978) Nr.: FR-none
Persistent Link: https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P050/

Provenance

auction Hampel, Munich, 5th of December 2008
private collection

[Exhib. Cat. Brussels 2010, No. 116]

Exhibitions

Brussels/Paris 2010/2011, No. 116

Literature

Reference on page

Catalogue Number

Figure / Plate

Exhib. Cat. Brussels 2010

213-214

116

p. 116

Editor	Bozarbooks & Lannoo, Guido Messling
Title	Die Welt des Lucas Cranach. Ein Künstler im Zeitalter von Dürer, Tizian und Metsys [anlässlich der Ausstellung "Die Welt des Lucas Cranach", Palast der Schönen Künste, Brüssel, 20. Oktober 2010 - 23. Januar 2011]
Place of Publication	Brussels
Year of Publication	2010

Show Literature

Auct. Cat. Munich 2008

lot 268

Editor	Hampel Fine Art Auctions, Munich
Title	Hampel Auktion - Gemälde, 5. Dezember 2008
Place of Publication	Munich
Year of Publication	2008

Show Literature

Portrait of a Courtly Lady, about 1530

Images

Technical studies

10. 2010Technical examination / Scientific analysis

Infrared reflectography

Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

- presumably freehand schematic underdrawing (where visible – as evaluation has been compromised by the poor condition of the painting); possibly employing a dry drawing material, dark chalk (visible where indicating cleavage)

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich cda 2014]

photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich

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