Portrait of Elector Frederick III 'the Wise' of Saxony

Portrait of Elector Frederick III 'the Wise' of Saxony

Title

Portrait of Elector Frederick III 'the Wise' of Saxony

[Sotheby's online database; http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2005/old-master-paintings-evening-sale-l05033/lot.30.html?locale=en; accessed 08-03-2019]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

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Portrait of the saxon Elector Friedrich III (1463-1525) as a half-length figure against a green background

[cda 2019]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder and Workshop

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder and Workshop

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Production date
1525

Production date

1525

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 40.8 x 26.7 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 40.8 x 26.7 cm

  • [Sotheby's online database; http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2005/old-master-paintings-evening-sale-l05033/lot.30.html?locale=en; accessed 08-03-2019]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia center right: serpent with elevated wings and dated '1525'

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia center right: serpent with elevated wings and dated '1525'

  • [cda 2019]

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P240
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P240/

Provenance

  • Mario Ludwig, Küsnacht
  • Sotheby's London, Old Master Paintings Evening Sale, 07 December 2005, lot 30
    [Sotheby's online database; http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2005/old-master-paintings-evening-sale-l05033/lot.30.html?locale=en; accessed 08-03-2019]
  • bought by private owner
    [cda 2019]

Exhibitions

Basel 1974, No. 188a

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974/1976 298 188a
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
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