Roundel portrait of Martin Luther

Roundel portrait of Martin Luther

Title

Roundel portrait of Martin Luther

[KKL 2022]

Painting on beech wood (Fagus sp.)

Medium

Painting on beech wood (Fagus sp.)

[Klein, Bericht 2020]

See German text version

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Ausst.-Kat. Eisenach 2015, 97, No. 27] [Ausst.-Kat. Lübeck 2021, No 1] [KKL 2022]

Production date
1525

Production date

1525

[datiert, KKL 2022]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 12.5 - 12.6 cm diameter (probably cropped) x 0.4 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 12.5 - 12.6 cm diameter (probably cropped) x 0.4 cm

  • [KKL 2022]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia left edge: serpent with elevated wings and dated '1525' with orange paint

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia left edge: serpent with elevated wings and dated '1525' with orange paint

  • [KKL 2022]

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscription on the left side: 'ÆTATIS SV: || 42 . IAR'
[KKL 2022] Reverse: - seal, probably the …

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

  • Inscription on the left side: 'ÆTATIS SV: || 42 . IAR'

  • [KKL 2022]

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

Owner
Kulturstiftung Hansestadt Lübeck, die Lübecker Museen
Repository
St. Annen-Museum, Lübeck
Location
Lübeck
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P276
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
KKL-No
III.M4, Part of portait group III
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P276/

Provenance

Exhibitions

Lübeck 2021, no. 1

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Lübeck 2021 172 001 Fig. p. 172
EditorDagmar Täube
TitleLucas Cranach der Ältere und Hans Kemmer. Meistermaler zwischen Renaissance und Reformation [Lübeck, St. Annen-Museum]
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication2021
Exhib. Cat. Eisenach 2015 97 No. 27 Fig. p. 97
EditorGünter Schuchardt
TitleCranach, Luther und die Bildnisse. Katalog zur Sonderausstellung auf der Wartburg, 2. April bis 19. Juli 2015
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication2015
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Technical studies

Date2018 - 2021

Support

see German version

Condition Reports

Date2018 - 2021

see German version

  • examined by Wibke Ottweiler

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