Portrait of a Gentleman (bust-length)

Title

[Christies, New York, on 26 January 2012 (sale 2657), lot 237]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[http://collection.ncartmuseum.org/collection11/view/objects/asitem/People$004023/1/title-desc;jsessionid=5DF9393AFCE5953BC69377DAD1093B51?t:state:flow=8f01143b-fe14-44d6-8a0f-6fc3a0a45f62] (accessed 25.06.2014]

A portrait of a man with a beard and thinning hair. The sitter looks to the right and is positioned in front of a green curtain. His black coat has a fur lining that is visible on the sleeves and the broad lapels. His coat of arms is represented in

[Görres, cda 2016]

Attributions: Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder	[Christies, New York, on 26 January 2012 (sale 2657), lot 237]
Lucas Cranach the Elder	[http://collection.ncartmuseum.org/collection11/view/objects/asitem/People$004023/1/title-desc;jsessionid=5DF9393AFCE5953BC69377DAD1093B51?t:state:flow=8f01143b-fe14-44d6-8a0f-6fc3a0a45f62] (accessed 25.06.2014]

Production date: about 1540 - 1560

Production date

about 1540 - 1560

[cda 2015]

Dimensions: Dimensions of support: 41.0 x 62.5 cm (16 1/8 x 24 5/8 in.)

Dimensions

Dimensions of support: 41.0 x 62.5 cm (16 1/8 x 24 5/8 in.)
[http://collection.ncartmuseum.org/collection11/view/objects/asitem/People$004023/1/title-desc;jsessionid=5DF9393AFCE5953BC69377DAD1093B51?t:state:flow=8f01143b-fe14-44d6-8a0f-6fc3a0a45f62] (accessed 25.06.2014)

Signature / Dating: None

Owner: Private Collection
Repository: Private Collection

CDA ID: PRIVATE_NONE-P085
FR (1978) Nr.: FR-none
Persistent Link: https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P085/

Provenance

1953 in private collection, New York
[note from D. Koepplin Archive]
Gift of Mrs. George Khuner to the North Carolina Museum of Art (1964)
[http://collection.ncartmuseum.org/collection11/view/objects/asitem/People$004023/1/title-desc;jsessionid=5DF9393AFCE5953BC69377DAD1093B51?t:state:flow=8f01143b-fe14-44d6-8a0f-6fc3a0a45f62] (accessed 25.06.2014]
sold by the North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh at Christies, New York, on 26 January 2012 (sale 2657), lot 237 as Follower of Lucas Cranach I, 'Portrait of a gentleman' (bust-length)
[North Carolina Museum of Art, revised 2014]

Portrait of a Gentleman (bust-length), about 1540 - 1560

Images

Technical studies

2011Technical examination / Scientific analysis

UV-light photography

photographed by North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh

2011Technical examination / Scientific analysis

X-radiography

created by North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh

2011Technical examination / Scientific analysis

Infrared reflectography

(evaluation based on a detail)

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Material:

- fluid, black medium, brush; the initial design was probably in part executed with a dry drawing material, dark chalk

Type/Ductus:

- freehand underdrawing

- thin to broader lines

Function:

- relatively binding for the final painted version; lines define the main contours and describe essential details as well as facial features; no representation of volume with hatching-strokes

Deviations:

- minor corrections were made to forms during the painting process

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- not possible

[Sandner, Smith-Contini, Heydenreich, cda 2016]

photographed by North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh

Citing from the Cranach Digital Archive

Entry with author: <author's name>, 'Portrait of a Gentleman (bust-length)', <title of document, data entry or image>. [<Date of document or image>], in: Cranach Digital Archive, https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P085/ (Accessed {{dateAccessed}})
Entry with no author: 'Portrait of a Gentleman (bust-length)', <title of document, data entry or image>. [<Date of document, entry or image>], in: Cranach Digital Archive, https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P085/ (Accessed {{dateAccessed}})

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