Martin Luther, half-length, facing right

Martin Luther, half-length, facing right

Title

Martin Luther, half-length, facing right

[KKL 2022]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Auction Cat. London 2012, lot 4]

Attributions
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[KKL 2022]

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Aukt.-Kat. London 2012, lot 4]

Production date
1526

Production date

1526

[dated, KKL 2022]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 19 x 13.3 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 19 x 13.3 cm

  • [Aukt.-Kat. London 2012, lot 4]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia top right corner: serpent with elevated wings, facing right, in yellow paint, and date '1526'

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia top right corner: serpent with elevated wings, facing right, in yellow paint, and date '1526'

  • [KKL 2020]

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P404
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
KKL-No
III.M19*, Part of portait group III
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P404/

Provenance

  • Kunstantiquariat von Zahn & Jaensch Nachf., Dresden
  • December 12, 1935, Julius Böhler, Munich
  • February 7, 1936, R. Zinser, Stuttgart[1]
  • German private collection
  • Auction Christie's London, Old Master & British Paintings, Evening Sale, July 3, 2012, lot 4
    [KKL 2022]

[1] Archiv Julius Böhler, M35-79, Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, Munich.
[2] See Aukt.-Kat. London 2012, lot 4.

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Auct. Cat. London 2012 4
EditorChristie's Fine Art Auction House, London
TitleOld Master & British paintings. Evening Sale: Tuesday 3 July 2012
Place of PublicationLondon
Year of Publication2012
Exhib. Cat. Schaffhausen 1952 10
EditorMuseum zu Allerheiligen Schaffhausen
TitleEinunddreißig Gemälde des 15. bis 18. Jahrhunderts aus einer Privatsammlung. Ausgestellt im Museum zu Allerheiligen Schaffhausen, September bis Anfang November 1952
Place of PublicationSchaffhausen
Year of Publication1952
  • Martin Luther, half-length, facing right, 1526

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