Portrait of the Elector John the Steadfast of Saxony (1468-1532)

Portrait of the Elector John the Steadfast of Saxony (1468-1532)

Title

Portrait of the Elector John the Steadfast of Saxony (1468-1532)

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Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

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These two portraits were probably painted to commemorate the death of John the Steadfast of Saxony (1468-1532), in 1532. He is paired with his predecessor and brother, the Elector Frederick III of Saxony (1463-1525), who was Cranach's most important early patron.

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Attributions
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Elder and Workshop

Attributions

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

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Lucas Cranach the Elder and Workshop

'assistance by Cranach himself should not be ruled out'
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Production date
1532

Production date

1532

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 13.1 x 12.4 cm

Dimensions

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia at right side above shoulder: serpent with elevated wings, facing left and dated '1532'; in black paint (possibly not genuine)

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia at right side above shoulder: serpent with elevated wings, facing left and dated '1532'; in black paint (possibly not genuine)

  • [Koepplin, handwritten on a page from the auction catalogue; Koepplin Archive]

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P265
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P265/

Connected Works

Portrait of the Elector Frederick III of Saxony, called the Wise (1463 - 1525)
  • Portrait of the Elector Frederick III of Saxony, called the Wise (1463 - 1525), 1532
  • PRIVATE_NONE-P264
  • Painting
  • Private Collection

Provenance

  • Ambras collection, Innsbruck
  • Herr Halbreuter, Munich, on whose behalf sold by G. Joseph Esq, Bond Street, to Carl Haag (1820-1915) in 1862 [1]
  • thence by descent to the former owner
  • 10.07.2008 sold by Sotheby's, London
    [1]Carl Haag (1820-1915) was a very notable painter of Orientalist subject matter. [...] Haag also owned another pair of small panels from Cranach's studio, which are the previous lot in this sale.
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Exhibitions

London 1872-3, no. 184 (lent by Carl Haag).

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Graves 1913 227
AuthorA. Graves
TitleA Century of Loan Exhibitions, 1813-1912, vol. I
Place of PublicationLondon
Year of Publication1913
Show Literature
Exhib. Cat. London 1872 184
Authorn. a.
TitleWinter Exhibition [London, Royal Academy, 1872 -1873]
Place of PublicationLondon
Year of Publication1872
Show Literature
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