Portrait of Martin Luther

Portrait of Martin Luther

Title

Portrait of Martin Luther

[cda 2019]

Painting on wood

Bust length portrait of the reformer in three quarter profile against a light background, wearing a black gown and facing to the right.

Attributions
Copy after Lucas Cranach the Elder
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Copy after Lucas Cranach the Elder

[cda 2019]

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Hans-Jürgen Buderer, Michael Hofbauer; Exhib. Cat. Mannheim 2011, 24, no.1]

Production dates
after 1900
1529

Production dates

after 1900

[cda 2019]

1529

[dated, not genuine]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 27.7 × 19.8 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 27.7 × 19.8 cm

  • [Exhib. Cat. Mannheim 2011, 24, no. 1]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia at the right edge: serpent with elevated wings and dated '1529' (not genuine)

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia at the right edge: serpent with elevated wings and dated '1529' (not genuine)

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P318
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P318/

Provenance

Exhibitions

Mannheim 2011, no. 1

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Mannheim 2011 24-25 No. 1
EditorAlfried Wieczorek, Hans-Jürgen Buderer
TitleMeisterhaft. Von Cranach d. Ä. bis Kobell [Mannheim, Museum Zeughaus]
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication2011
  • Portrait of Martin Luther, after 1900

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