It is the splendor of the sitter's attire that is precisely the appeal of this female portrait. Her dress is made of red velvet with decorative slits on the sleeves, and exhibits a stiff collar with braid and a floral pattern beneath the neckline. It is complemented by a large
It is the splendor of the sitter's attire that is precisely the appeal of this female portrait. Her dress is made of red velvet with decorative slits on the sleeves, and exhibits a stiff collar with braid and a floral pattern beneath the neckline. It is complemented by a large linked chain and a neckband set with pearls and precious stones with a pendent worn over a transparent pleated fabric. A broad-rimmed hat with an ostrich feather fitted over a pearl snood makes her appear even more imposing. She holds holds a bunch of grapes and two apples in a white cloth, which covers her hands - for Cranach an unusual variant. The dark background is punctuated at the top right corner by a window that reveals a landscape with a view of a town and a castle.
- Attribution
- Lucas Cranach the Elder
Attribution
| Lucas Cranach the Elder | [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 297] |
- Production date
- 1528
Production date
| 1528 | [dated] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 81.6 x 55 cm
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 81.6 x 55 cm
[Sotheby's Sold Lot Archive; http://www.sothebys.com/de/auctions/ecatalogue/2008/important-old-master-paintings-including-european-works-of-art-n08404/lot.30.html; accessed 11 Sept. 2017]
- Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia at the right: winged serpent with elevated wings and dated '1528'
Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia at the right: winged serpent with elevated wings and dated '1528'
[cda 2017]
- Owner
- Private Collection
- Repository
- Private Collection
- CDA ID
- PRIVATE_NONE-P131
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR297
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P131/
