The Dying Marc Anthony

Title

The Dying Marc Anthony

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Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

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The painting is in landscape format and shows Marc Anthony, reclining naked on a bed in front of a window, that reveals an expansive landscape with water. His sword is positioned beside him on the bedside table.

Attributions: Circle of Lucas Cranach the Elder
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Circle of Lucas Cranach the Elder	[cda 2019]
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder	[Sotheby's online database: http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2013/old-master-paintings-n08952/lot.223.html?locale=en] (accessed 13.08.2019)

Production date: after 1525

Production date

after 1525

? [cda 2019]

Dimensions: Dimensions of support: 38.7 x 50.3 cm; 15 1/8 x 19 3/4 in.

Dimensions

Dimensions of support: 38.7 x 50.3 cm; 15 1/8 x 19 3/4 in.
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Signature / Dating: none

Inscriptions and Labels: inscribed at centre: 'M . ANTHONIVS / IMPERATOR'
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Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

inscribed at centre: 'M . ANTHONIVS / IMPERATOR'
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Owner: Private Collection
Repository: Private Collection

CDA ID: PRIVATE_NONE-P289
FR (1978) Nr.: FR-none
Persistent Link: https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P289/

Provenance

French Private collection
Sotheby’s sale, New York, 31.01-01.02.2013, lot 223 (unsold)
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Research History / Discussion

A similar composition, though with alterations to the position of the arms and background, is in the Hermitage (inv. 8504). That painting is listed as from the workshop of Lucas Cranach the Elder, and is paired with a 'Dying Cleopatra' which features a near identical pose and interior design, albeit in the reverse orientation to both the Hermitage picture and the present version.

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In the digital collection of the Hermitage, the panel of Cleopatra is listed as 'Lucas Cranach II. (?)'

[Hermitage online database:https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/digital-collection//01.%20paintings/38453/; accessed 14.10.2019]

The Dying Marc Anthony, after 1525

Images

Condition Reports

Date2013

The following condition report has been provided by Simon Parkes of Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc. 502 East 74th St. New York, NY 212-734-3920, simonparkes@msn.com, an independent restorer who is not an employee of Sotheby's. "This panel is flat and has never been reinforced. The paint layer is stable. In the lower left, some wood worm has made the panel soft. There are some cracks and losses here as well as in the lower right. The remainder of the painting is recently cleaned and freshly varnished. There are small spots of retouching here and there, but none of them are focused on any particular area. Considering the period, the condition is very presentable. The panel does need consolidation across the bottom edge."

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examined by Simon Parkes

Citing from the Cranach Digital Archive

Entry with author: <author's name>, 'The Dying Marc Anthony', <title of document, data entry or image>. [<Date of document or image>], in: Cranach Digital Archive, https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P289/ (Accessed {{dateAccessed}})
Entry with no author: 'The Dying Marc Anthony', <title of document, data entry or image>. [<Date of document, entry or image>], in: Cranach Digital Archive, https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P289/ (Accessed {{dateAccessed}})

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