The Marriage of St Catherine

Title

[examination report Heydenreich/Blumenroth 2014]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

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The painting has a classic triangular composition with the Virgin and Child at the apex, St Catherine on the left and Joseph, slightly averted and asleep on the right. At the top two putti hold a crown over the Virgin's head. The artist has staged this tightly packed group of figures against the backdrop of a landscape. The background is made up of a castle on a rocky outcrop, a tree trunk and some branches of a large spruce tree as well as a radiant sky.

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Attribution: Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

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Production date: 1514 - 1518

Production date

1514 - 1518

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Dimensions: Dimensions of support: 93.5 x 66.5 cm

Dimensions

Dimensions of support: 93.5 x 66.5 cm
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Signature / Dating: none

Owner: Private Collection
Repository: Private Collection

CDA ID: PRIVATE_NONE-P088
FR (1978) Nr.: FR-none
Persistent Link: https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P088/

Provenance

the collection of J. P. Weyer, Cologne, Auction Catalogue J. M. Heberle (H. Lempertz) 25. August 1862, No. 53 (as Lucas Cranach the Younger).
auction Kleykamp, The Hague, 10. June 1924, No. 5 (as Lucas Cranach the Elder).
1. Lempertz auction, 14. Dec. 1926, No. 30 (as Lucas Cranach the Elder).
H. Haberfeld, Vienna 1938.
German private collection
Auktionshaus Lempertz, auction 1029, Alte Kunst, 17.05.2014, 12:00, Cologne, Lot 1106
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Literature

Reference on page

Catalogue Number

Figure / Plate

Auct. Cat. Cologne 2014

Lot 1106

Editor	Kunsthaus Lempertz
Title	Kunsthaus Lempertz. Gemälde und Zeichnungen alter Meister, Skulpturen, Köln, 17.05.2014
Place of Publication	Cologne
Year of Publication	2014

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The Marriage of St Catherine, 1514 - 1518

Images

Technical studies

02. 2014Technical examination / Scientific analysis

UV-light photography

photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich

02. 2014Technical examination / Scientific analysis

X-radiography

created by Gunnar Heydenreich

02. 2014Technical examination / Scientific analysis

Infrared reflectography

Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

The underdrawing is only faintly visible in a few places

Tools/Material:

- fluid, black drawing medium, brush?

Type/Ductus:

- probably a freehand underdrawing; not readily visible (e. g. parallel to the painted outlines of the putti)

- thin lines

Function:

- binding for the final painted version; the lines delineate the main contours and define some facial features; no representation of volume

Deviations:

- very minor adjustments were made during the painting process

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- not possible

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

photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich

2014Technical examination / Scientific analysis

Other imaging techniques

Support

A panel painting apparently made of hard wood. The panel presumably consists of three plank. The planks are from left to right c. 26 cm, 24.5 cm and 15 cm in width. The joins were covered with fabric measuring 1.5 - 2 cm in width, with c. 7 vertical threads and 7-9 horizontal threads per cm2.

Paint Layers and Gilding

Employing X-ray fluorescence analysis the following elements were detected and through comparison with the optical characteristics pigments were identified:

Dark blue: lead white (Pb), azurite (Cu), zink white (Zn) retouching?

Blue: lead white (Pb), azurite (Cu)

Flesh paint (cheek): lead white (Pb), vermilion (Hg)

Light yellow: lead white (Pb)/ lead tin yellow (Pb/ Sn), vermilion (Hg), iron oxide (Fe)

Red: lead white (Pb), iron oxide (Fe), vermilion (Hg)

Light green (bush): lead white (Pb)/ lead tin yellow (Pb/ Sn), copper green (Cu)

White (mountain): lead white (Pb), azurite (Cu)

Dark green: lead white (Pb), copper green (Cu)

Light blue (robe): lead white (Pb), azurite (Cu)

Green (robe): lead white (Pb)/ lead tin yellow (Pb/ Sn), copper green (Cu)

Red (robe): lead white (Pb), iron oxide (Fe), vermilion (Hg)

Yellow (hair): lead white (Pb)/ lead tin yellow (Pb/ Sn), iron oxide (Fe)

Brown (hair): lead white (Pb), vermilion (Hg), iron oxide (Fe)

White (eye): lead white (Pb)

Dark red (robe): lead white (Pb), vermilion (Hg), iron oxide (Fe)

Green/blue: lead white (Pb), copper green / blue (Cu)

Red: lead white (Pb), vermilion (Hg), iron oxide (Fe)

[Examination report, Heydenreich/Blumenroth 2014]

examined by Gunnar Heydenreich
examined by Diana Blumenroth

Condition Reports

Date2014

The panel is in very good condition. It has been thinned and a cradle was attached to the reverse. Some splits are visible in the support. These have been filled and retouched. There are also retouches in other areas.

[Examination report, Heydenreich/Blumenroth 2014]

examined by Gunnar Heydenreich
examined by Diana Blumenroth

Citing from the Cranach Digital Archive

Entry with author: <author's name>, 'The Marriage of St Catherine', <title of document, data entry or image>. [<Date of document or image>], in: Cranach Digital Archive, https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P088/ (Accessed {{dateAccessed}})
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