Portrait of Frederick III the Wise, Elector of Saxony

Title

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Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

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Attributions: Lucas Cranach the Elder
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Lucas Cranach the Elder	[Sotheby's online database: http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2016/tableaux-sculptures-dessins-anciens-xix-siecle-pf1609/lot.8.html?locale=en; accessed 18.03.2019]
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder	[cda 2019]

Production date: 1532

Production date

1532

[dated]

Dimensions: Dimensions of support: 13.8 x 13.6 cm

Dimensions

Dimensions of support: 13.8 x 13.6 cm
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Signature / Dating: Artist's insignia at the left above the sitter's shoulder: serpent with elevated wings, facing right and dated '1532'; in black paint

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia at the left above the sitter's shoulder: serpent with elevated wings, facing right and dated '1532'; in black paint
[cda 2019]

Owner: Private Collection
Repository: Private Collection

CDA ID: PRIVATE_NONE-P247
FR (1978) Nr.: FR-none
Persistent Link: https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P247/

Provenance

private collection, England
acquired from The Brod Gallery, London by the owner
16.06.2016 sold at Sotheby's, London
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Portrait of Frederick III the Wise, Elector of Saxony, 1532

Images

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