Portrait of Count Wolfgang of Stolberg

Portrait of Count Wolfgang of Stolberg

Title

Portrait of Count Wolfgang of Stolberg

[cda 2017]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Heydenreich, examination report, 22.02.2016]

A male portrait is shown in front of a curtain and a landscape. He is wearing a signet ring on the index finger of his left hand. the coat of arms has not yet been identified.

[Heydenreich, examination report, 22.02.2016]

Attribution
Antonius Heusler (?)

Attribution

Antonius Heusler (?)

[Heydenreich, examination report, 22.02.2016]

Production date
1549

Production date

1549

[dated on the frame]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 65 x 48.4 x 1-1.2 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 65 x 48.4 x 1-1.2 cm

  • Dimensions including frame: 74 x 58 x 2.9 cm

  • [Heydenreich, examination report, 22.02.2016]

Signature / Dating

None

Inscriptions and Labels

On the frame: - on the upper horizontal member the following inscriptions are visible in the x-radiograph: '1549' and …

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

  • On the frame:

    • on the upper horizontal member the following inscriptions are visible in the x-radiograph: '1549' and 'AETATIS SUAE XXXX VIII'.

  • [Heydenreich, examination report, 22.02.2016]

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • Reverse of the panel: a label: '233, 210, 14390-1'; handwritten in red pen '987'; a stamp 'S' [with a fork?]

  • [Heydenreich, examination report, 22.02.2016]

Owner
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P177
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P177/

Provenance

no information available

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Auct. Cat. New York 2010 B lot 6
AuthorChristie's Fine Art Auction House, New York
TitleChristie's, New York. Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings, & Watercolors (Sale 2282). New York, 27 January 2010
Place of PublicationNew York
Year of Publication2010
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 260
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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Burlington Magazine 1977 Appendix. pl. 5
Authorn. a.
JournalBurlington Magazine
IssueCXIX, no. 897, December 1977
Year of Publication1977
Show Literature
Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974/1976 299 (Bd. I), 602, 603 (Bd. II) 505 Fig. 18
AuthorDieter Koepplin, Tilman Falk
TitleLukas Cranach. Gemälde, Zeichnungen und Druckgraphik
Volume1, 2
Place of PublicationBasel, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1974
Link http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-diglit-104522
Show Literature
Schade 1974 463 184 Pl. 184
AuthorWerner Schade
TitleDie Malerfamilie Cranach
Place of PublicationDresden
Year of Publication1974
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/schade1974
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Stridbeck 1956 186
AuthorC. G. Stridbeck
TitleBruegelstudien
Place of PublicationStockholm
Year of Publication1956
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Goldscheider 1954 Fig. 4
AuthorL. Goldscheider
TitleMichelangelo Studies II: Virtus et Voluptas
JournalConnoisseur
IssueCXXXIII, 1954
Year of Publication1954
Pages147-149
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Kuhn 1936 39 102
AuthorCharles L. Kuhn
TitleA Catalogue of German Paintings of the Middle Ages and Renaissance in American Collections
Place of PublicationCambridge Mass.
Year of Publication1936
Show Literature
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 69 212 Pl. 212
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1932
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/friedlaender1932
Show Literature
Parker 1927 18
AuthorRobert Allerton Parker
TitleThe Revaluation of Lucas Cranach
JournalInternational Studio
Issue87 (June 1927)
Year of Publication1927
Pages17-25
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Research History / Discussion

Oak wood was rarely used in the Cranach workshop. The carefully smoothed surface on the reverse and the straight edges do not correspond with the usual finish for panels in the Cranach workshop. The profile of the frame, which is original, has not been found on any other painting from the Cranach workshop

Between 1530-50 the workshop produced numerous paintings that do not show any trace of underdrawing in infrared reflectograms.

The technique of paint application and the gilding do not correspond with the usual practice in the Cranach workshop.

We do not consider this painting to be a work by the Cranach workshop. Some sections exhibit similarities with works by Antonius Heusler.

The date on the frame ‚1549‘ and the information concerning the age of the sitter confirm his presumed identity. Count Wolfgang of Stolberg was born in 1501 and is depicted in this painting at the age of 48.

[Heydenreich, examination report, 22.02.2016]

  • Portrait of Count Wolfgang of Stolberg, 1549

Images

Compare images
  • overall
  • overall
  • reverse
  • irr
  • x_radiograph
  • uv_light
  • detail

Technical studies

22.02.2016Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
  • X-radiography
  • UV-light photograph
  • Other imaging techniques
  • Stereomicroscopy

Support

The following examination methods were employed:

Stereomicroscopy, Infrared reflectography (Osiris, 900-1700nm), UV- light examination, X-radiography (Seifert ERESCO 150KV/0,5mA / Examion CR 3X-pro), XRF-analysis

The wooden panel consists of three planksand appears to be oak (the wood was not examined under the stereomicroscope). the reverse of the panel has been smooth with great care, saw marks are only visible at the bottom edge of the central plank. The join have been covered on the reverse with strips of cloth.

Ground and Imprimatura

A white ground was applied to the front of the panel.

Underdrawing

An underdrawing was not visible in the infrared reflectogram

Paint Layers and Gilding

The results of the XRF-analysis have not yet been evaluated.

Framing

The panel is fixed in a rebate frame of coniferous wood. The painting was originally held in place with hand forged square nails (now replaced with wire nails). The original finish was reworked with gilding and black paint.

On the upper frame member the x-radiograph revealed the inscriptions: '1549' and 'AETATIS SUAE XXXX VIII'

[Heydenreich, Untersuchungsbericht, 22.02.2016]

  • examined by Nicole Reds
  • examined by Melissa Köhler

02. 2016Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • X-radiography
  • x_radiograph

02. 2016Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
  • irr

Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

- an underdrawing is not readily visible

[Sandner, Smith-Contini, Heydenreich, cda 2017]

02. 2016Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • UV-light photography
  • uv_light

Condition Reports

Date22.02.2016

The painting is in a visibly poor and reworked state. There is extensive overpaint covering in particular the areas of flesh paint, but also the fur, the background and the balustrade. Llarge areas of the painting exhibit prominant alligator cracks. The paint is flaking in the sky and there are new losses.

[Heydenreich, Untersuchungsbericht, 22.02.2016]

  • examined by Nicole Reds
  • examined by Melissa Köhler

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