Portrait of a Bride and Groom Dancing

Portrait of a Bride and Groom Dancing

Title

Portrait of a Bride and Groom Dancing

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Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

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This panel is a rather unique wedding portrait. The couple is shown standing in front of a curtain, drawn partially to reveal a distant landscape. A moment of intimacy is caught as the bride lowers her right hand to touch her husband’s, bringing attention to their wedding rings and their

This panel is a rather unique wedding portrait. The couple is shown standing in front of a curtain, drawn partially to reveal a distant landscape. A moment of intimacy is caught as the bride lowers her right hand to touch her husband’s, bringing attention to their wedding rings and their unity in marriage. Such informal betrothal or marriage portraits of Saxon nobility would have been extremely rare during this period. Inspiration for this image may have been taken from the popular series of genre prints entitled Small Wedding Dancers by the German engraver Heinrich Aldegrever.

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Attribution
Master IW

Attribution

Master IW

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Production date
about 1538

Production date

about 1538

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Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 62.6 x 44.5 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 62.6 x 44.5 cm

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Signature / Dating

none

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P371
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P371/

Provenance

  • (probably) Lucien Félix Claude-Lafontaine (1840-1909), Paris, and by inheritance until 1962
  • anonymous sale; Musée Galliera, Paris, 10 April 1962, lot 4, illustrated
  • the collection of Drue Heinz
  • sold at Christie's, London, 04.07.2019, lot 18
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  • Portrait of a Bride and Groom Dancing, about 1538

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