The Martyrdom of St James

The Martyrdom of St James

Title

The Martyrdom of St James

[cda 2015]

Painting on wood (cradled)

Medium

Painting on wood (cradled)

[Handwritten annotation on the reverse of an image in the Archive D. Koepplin]

The apostle St James kneels facing to the right awaiting the first thrust of the sword. His neck and shoulders are bare, his hat and walking stick lie in front of him. The executioner grabs his head from behind and pulls the long sword from its sheath. In the background

The apostle St James kneels facing to the right awaiting the first thrust of the sword. His neck and shoulders are bare, his hat and walking stick lie in front of him. The executioner grabs his head from behind and pulls the long sword from its sheath. In the background at the right a group of onlookers follows the event, some in conversation with each other.

[Görres, cda 2015]

Attributions
Lucas Cranach the Elder (and Workshop)
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Lucas Cranach the Elder (and Workshop)

[handwritten annotation D. Koepplin beneath an image in the Archive D. Koepplin, c. 1989]

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Exhib. Cat. Laval 1875, 15, No. 128]

Lucas Cranach the Younger

[Expertise Jaques Kantor, Expert Tableau Anciens, in the Archive D. Koepplin, 1988]

Production date
about 1512

Production date

about 1512

(?) [handwritten annotation D. Koepplin beneath an image in the Archive D. Koepplin, c. 1989]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 105 x 77.2 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 105 x 77.2 cm

  • [handwritten annotation on the reverse of an image in the Archive D. Koepplin]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia

  • [Exhib. Cat. Laval 1875, 15, No. 128]

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P115
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P115/

Provenance

  • about 1875 Collection M. de la Broise, France
    [Exhib. Cat. Laval 1875, 15, No. 128]

Exhibitions

Laval 1875, No. 128

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Laval 1875 15 No. 128
TitleSociété des Arts Réunis de Laval. Exposition de 1875. Du 5 Septembre au 10 Octobre. Catalogue des Objects d'art Anciens.
Place of PublicationLaval
Year of Publication1875
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Research History / Discussion

D. Koepplin describes the painting as significant and compares it with the 'Beheading of St Barbara in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

[Handwritten note by D. Koepplin under an image in the D. Koepplin Archive, c. 1989]

  • The Martyrdom of St James, about 1512

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