Johann Friedrich the Magnanimous, Elector of Saxony

Title

[cda 2020]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Letter from De Jonckheere, Paris to D. Koepplin, 01.03.2006; Koepplin Archive]

This small scale half length portrait is one of a pair and shows the Elector Johann Friedrich I against a blue background facing to his left. He is wearing a white undergarment with a high collar beneath an elaborate black tunic. A fur-trimmed cloak completes his outfit. He is wearing

[cda 2020]

Attributions: Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Younger

Attributions

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder	? or circle of or possibly even 16th century copy [D. Koepplin, comment on a letter, 13.10.2005; in the Koepplin Archive]
Lucas Cranach the Younger	[De Jonckheere online, accessed 08.04.2024]
Circle of Lucas Cranach the Elder	? or workshop or possibly even 16th century copy [D. Koepplin, comment on a letter, 13.10.2005; in the Koepplin Archive]
Copy after Lucas Cranach the Elder	16th century copy? or circle of or workshop [D. Koepplin, comment on a letter, 13.10.2005; in the Koepplin Archive]

Production dates: about 1540 - 1550
1550 - 1599

Production dates

about 1540 - 1550	[D. Koepplin, comment on a letter, 13.10.2005; Koepplin Archive]
1530	[pendant dated][not genuine according to D. Koepplin, comment on a letter, 13.10.2005; in the Koepplin Archive]
1550 - 1599	[D. Koepplin, comment on a letter, 13.10.2005; in the Koepplin Archive]

Dimensions: Dimensions of support: 20,5 x 15 cm

Dimensions

Dimensions of support: 20,5 x 15 cm
[Letter from De Jonckheere, Paris to D. Koepplin, 01.03.2006; Koepplin Archive]

Signature / Dating: none, the signature and date '1530' on the pendant are not genuine

Signature / Dating

none, the signature and date '1530' on the pendant are not genuine
[D. Koepplin, comment on a letter, 13.10.2005; Koepplin Archive]
The date could be read as '1550', nevertheless it does not appear to be genuine. [cda 2024]

Owner: Private Collection
Repository: Private Collection

CDA ID: PRIVATE_NONE-P346
FR (1978) Nr.: FR-none
Persistent Link: https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P346/

Connected Works

Provenance

1974, private collection, Parma [1]
2005, private collection, Italy (Florence?); with Dorotheum, Milan [2]
2006 Paris, art market [3]
2024 De Jonckheere, Paris/Geneva [4]
[1][Letter from owner to D. Koepplin, 18.07.1974; Koepplin Archive]
[2][Letter from Dorotheum, Milan to D. Koepplin, 13.10.2005, Koepplin Archive]
[3][Letter from De Jonckheere, Paris to D. Koepplin, 01.03.2006; Koepplin Archive]
[4][De Jonckheere online, accessed 08.04.2024]

Johann Friedrich the Magnanimous, Elector of Saxony, about 1540 - 1550

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