Johann Friedrich the Magnanimous, Elector of Saxony

Title

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Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

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This panel shows a half-length portrait of Johann Friedrich against a neutral grey background and facing to his right. He is wearing a fur-trimmed cloak over a black tunic and a white shirt that is just visible at the collar. His outfit is completed by a black beret enlivened with decorative red beads. A scar on his face bears witness to the injury he incurred at the Battle of Mühlberg and on the index finger of his left hand he wears two rings.

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Attribution: Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

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Production date: about 1578

Production date

about 1578

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Dimensions: Dimensions of support: 85 x 69 cm

Dimensions

Dimensions of support: 85 x 69 cm
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Signature / Dating: none

Owner: Private Collection
Repository: Private Collection

CDA ID: PRIVATE_NONE-P343
FR (1978) Nr.: FR-none
Persistent Link: https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P343/

Provenance

collection of Dieter Klenk (1906–1983), Mainz, 1982
acquired from the above in 1983, private collection
sold by Palais Dorotheum, Vienna, 30.04.2019, lot 467
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Research History / Discussion

This portrait of Johann Friedrich I appears to have been executed after elector’s death in 1554. Created about 1578 it may draw on a printed prototype. A similar portrait of Johann Friedrich from the same period exists in Weißenfels castle in Saxony.

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Johann Friedrich the Magnanimous, Elector of Saxony, about 1578

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