St Barbara

Title

St Barbara

[cda 2018]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[cda 2018]

A full-length depiction of St Barbara, wearing a red dress and holding a chalice in both hands. In the background there is a landscape shown on the right and her attribute of the tower on the left.

Attributions: Master of the Mass of St Gregory
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Master of the Mass of St Gregory	[cda 2018]
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder	Simon Franck? [Schauerte, Exhib. Cat. Halle 2006, 176, no. 85A ]

Production dates: about 1520 - 1530
before 1525

Production dates

about 1520 - 1530	[cda 2018]
before 1525	[Schauerte, Exhib. Cat. Halle 2006, 176, no. 85A ]

Dimensions: Dimensions of support: 149 x 57.8 x 1.1 cm

Dimensions

Dimensions of support: 149 x 57.8 x 1.1 cm
[Heydenreich, cda 2018]

Signature / Dating: None

Inscriptions and Labels: Halo: 'S: BARBARA'

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

Halo: 'S: BARBARA'

Owner: Private Collection
Repository: Private Collection

CDA ID: PRIVATE_NONE-P226
FR (1978) Nr.: FR-none
Persistent Link: https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P226/

Connected Works

Exhibitions

Halle 2006, no. 85A

Literature

Reference on page

Catalogue Number

Figure / Plate

Exhib. Cat. Halle 2006

176

085 A

Pl. p. 175

Editor	Thomas Schauerte
Title	Der Kardinal Albrecht von Brandenburg. Renaissancefürst und Mäzen. Bd. 1: Katalog
Place of Publication	Regensburg
Year of Publication	2006

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Tacke 1992

108, 109

Fig. 52

Author	Andreas Tacke
Title	Der katholische Cranach. Zu zwei Großaufträgen von Lucas Cranach d. Ä., Simon Franck und der Cranach-Werkstatt (1520 - 1540)
Series	Berliner Schriften zur Kunst
Volume	2
Place of Publication	Mainz
Year of Publication	1992

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Schneider 1957

649 f.

Author	Ernst Schneider
Title	Ein Cranachaltar aus dem Aschaffenburger Stift
Journal	Aschaffenburger Jahrbuch für Geschichte, Landeskunde und Kunst des Untermaingebietes
Issue	4, II
Year of Publication	1957
Pages	627-644

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Kunstdenkmäler 1935

160

Author	Margot Bitterauf-Remy
Title	Die Kunstdenkmäler des Kreises Altenkirchen
Series	Kunstdenkmäler der Rheinprovinz
Volume	16,1
Place of Publication	Düsseldorf
Year of Publication	1935

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St Barbara, about 1520 - 1530

Images

Technical studies

03. 2018Technical examination / Scientific analysis

Infrared reflectography

Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Material:

- fluid, black medium, brush

Type/Ductus:

- relatively economical underdrawing

- thin to somewhat broader lines, at times very long

Function:

- relatively binding for the final painted version; lines delineate the main contours and describe essential details and facial features; no representation of volume

Deviations:

- minor corrections were made to forms during the painting process; small changes (e. g. the neck chain continues under the hair)

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- senior apprentice, (Simon Franck?); formerly known as: Master of the Mass of St Gregory, Master of the Pflock Altarpiece

Comments:

- probably after a pre-existing design

[Sandner, Smith-Contini, Heydenreich, cda 2019]

photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
photographed by Ingo Sandner

Support

- the support consists of four planks, vertically aligned, widths (as seen from the verso from left to right): 10; 13.3; 15.5; 21 cm

- probably lime wood

- bad quality of wood, numerous wooden inserts

[Heydenreich, cda 2018]

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