Martin Luther on his Death-bed

Martin Luther on his Death-bed

Title

Martin Luther on his Death-bed

[cda 2020]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[cda 2020]

A half-length portrait of the deceased Martin Luther. He is wearing a white shroud with a ruff, his eyes are closed, his arms are folded and his head has sunk into the pillow, which fills the rest of the image. There are texts written in Latin above and beside his

A half-length portrait of the deceased Martin Luther. He is wearing a white shroud with a ruff, his eyes are closed, his arms are folded and his head has sunk into the pillow, which fills the rest of the image. There are texts written in Latin above and beside his head.

[cda 2020]

Attribution
Workshop of Lucas Cranach the Younger

Attribution

Workshop of Lucas Cranach the Younger

[Letter from D. Koepplin to Sotheby's, Zurich, 06.08.1976; Koepplin Archive]

Production date
about 1570 - 1580

Production date

about 1570 - 1580

[Letter from D. Koepplin to Sotheby's, Zurich, 06.08.1976; Koepplin Archive]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 90 x 74 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 90 x 74 cm

  • [Letter from Sotheby's, Zurich to D. Koepplin, 13.08.1976; Koepplin Archive]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia above the sitter's proper left shoulder: serpent with dropped wings, facing left

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia above the sitter's proper left shoulder: serpent with dropped wings, facing left

Inscriptions and Labels

  • at the top edge: 'Obnt in eodem Harciniae opido. Anno Salutis M D XLVI .XIII. ante Ca: // …

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

    • at the top edge:

  • 'Obnt in eodem Harciniae opido. Anno Salutis M D XLVI .XIII. ante Ca: // lendas Martias intra horam secundam et tertiam a media nocte. Annum ingressus // aetatis LXIII.'

    • above the sitter's proper right shoulder:

  • 'Carcere clausus eras mortali. Sancte' Luthere'. // Nunc habites patris. Regia tecta tui. // Te tamen aucta malis Ecclesia luget adempto. // Doctoremque dolet sic abiisse suum // Sed qui dona tu[i?]e mittis Coelestia plebi // Adslatu miseram iam Rege. CHRISTE. tuo. // Et tua sint culto pascua ploena grege.'

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P359
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P359/

Provenance

  • American private collection
    [Letter from Sotheby's, Zurich to D. Koepplin, 13.08.1976; Koepplin Archive]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Osten 1972
AuthorGert von der Osten
TitleLukas Furtenagel in Halle
JournalWallraf-Richartz-Jahrbuch: Jahrbuch für Kunstgeschichte
Issue34.1972
Year of Publication1972
Pages105-118
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Dieck 1962
AuthorAlfred Dieck
TitleCranachs Gemälde des toten Luther in Hannover und das Problem der Luther-Totenbilder
JournalNiederdeutsche Beiträge zur Kunstgeschichte
Issue2
Year of Publication1962
Pages191-218
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  • Martin Luther on his Death-bed, about 1570 - 1580

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