Resurrection of Christ

Resurrection of Christ

Title

Resurrection of Christ

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 217E]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 217E]

Christ stands in front of the open tomb enveloped in his red robe. His feet rest on the stone slab that had served to seal the tomb. Christ has raised his right hand in blessing and in his left hand he holdsthe barely visible glass rod of the victory banner.

Christ stands in front of the open tomb enveloped in his red robe. His feet rest on the stone slab that had served to seal the tomb. Christ has raised his right hand in blessing and in his left hand he holdsthe barely visible glass rod of the victory banner. His has a rayed halo is around his head. Five watchmen lie in a semi-circle around the slab and are dressed in very fanciful armour. In the background the silhouette of a town is visible on the left hand side. The rendering of the sky as well as the depiction of the sun are rather unusual.

[Daniel Görres, cda 2018]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

Christie's online database, accessed 20.04.2021](https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-lucas-cranach-i-kronach-1472-1553-weimar-the-6313040) [Koepplin 07.07.2018, Christie's online database, accessed 20.04.2021] [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 217E]

Production date
1530

Production date

1530

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 54.2 x 38.3 cm

Dimensions

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia at the centre: serpent with elevated wings, facing left and dated '1530'

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia at the centre: serpent with elevated wings, facing left and dated '1530'

  • [cda 2018]

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P206
FR (1978) Nr.
FR217E
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P206/

Provenance

  • with Rudolf Weigel, Leipzig.
    [Schuchardt 1871 C, no. 342]
  • (Possibly) Hofrath Keil, Leipzig.
  • Raphael Eisenmann (c. 1821-?), Berlin, and by descent to
  • Margarete Eisenmann (1868-1942), Berlin, by whom sold under duress to the Reichskanzlei, Berlin, as partial payment of discriminatory taxes, after November 1938.
  • H. W. Lange; Sotheby's, London, 23 March 1949, lot 102 (£700 to Drown).
    with Hugo Perls, New York.
  • with Knoedler, New York, acquired from the above, 5 May 1954 (inv. no. A5708) and jointly owned with Rudolf Heinemann, New York.
  • with Rudolf Heinemann, New York, acquired from the above, 28 November 1968, and from whom acquired by the present owner.
  • Christie's, New York, 22.04.2021, lot 12
    [Christie's online database, accessed 20.04.2021]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 217E
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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Koepplin 1967
AuthorDieter Koepplin
TitleDas Sonnengestirn der Donaumeister. Zur Herkunft und Bedeutung eines Leitmotivs
Publicationin K. Holter and O. Wutzel, eds., Werden und Wandlung. Studien zur Kunst der Donauschule
Place of PublicationLinz
Year of Publication1967
Pages78-114
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 179d
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
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Schuchardt 1851 C 89 342
AuthorChristian Schuchardt
TitleLucas Cranach des Aeltern Leben und Werke. Zweiter Theil
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1851
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/schuchardt1851bd2
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Research History / Discussion

D. Koepplin first suggested that Albrecht Dürer’s celebrated woodcut from his Small Passion series of circa 1510 might well have served Cranach as a prototype for this subject [Koepplin 1967, 78-114].

  • Resurrection of Christ, 1530

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