Martin Luther, half-length, facing right

Martin Luther, half-length, facing right

Title

Martin Luther, half-length, facing right

[KKL 2022]

Painting on beech wood (Fagus sp.)

Medium

Painting on beech wood (Fagus sp.)

[Klein 17.01.2003]

See German text version

Attributions
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[KKL 2022]

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Survey of Max J. Friedländer, 14 June 1927] [Aukt.-Kat. Genf 2011, No. 4]

Production date
1530

Production date

1530

[dated, KKL 2022]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 51.5 x 36.3

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 51.5 x 36.3

  • [Aukt.-Kat. Genf 2011, No. 4]

Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia left: winged serpent and date '1530' with black paint

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia left: winged serpent and date '1530' with black paint

  • [KKL 2022]

Inscriptions and Labels
Top: 'M L' 'IN SILENCIO ET SPE ERIT FORTITVDO VESTRA'

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

  • Top: 'M L'
  • 'IN SILENCIO ET SPE ERIT FORTITVDO VESTRA'
  • [KKL 2020]
Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Musée international de la Réforme, Geneve
Location
Geneve
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P411
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
KKL-No
IV.M23, Part of portait group IV
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P411/

Provenance

  • about 1927 Nebel Collection, Frankfurt
  • about 1937 Mulert Collection, Berlin
    [Expertise Max J. Friedländer, 14.06.1927]
  • about 2003 Otto von Mitzlaff Kunsthandel, Wächtersbach
  • 2011 Galerie De Jonckheere, Genf/Paris
    [Aukt.-Kat. Genf 2011, No. 4]
  • 2012 De Jonckheere Gallery
  • as permanent loan in Musée international de la Réforme, Geneve
    [KKL 2022]

Exhibitions

Berlin 1937, No. 77
Kronach 1994, No. 176

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Kronach 1994 . 353 176
EditorClaus Grimm, Johannes Erichsen, Evamaria Brockhoff
TitleLucas Cranach. Ein Maler-Unternehmer aus Franken [Festung Rosenberg, Kronach 17.05 - 21.08.1994; Museum der Bildenden Künste, Leipzig 07.09 - 06.11.1994]
SeriesVeröffentlichungen zur bayerischen Geschichte und Kultur
Volume26
Place of PublicationAugsburg, Coburg
Year of Publication1994
Exhib. Cat. Berlin 1937 . 32 77
EditorStaatliche Museen, Berlin
TitleLucas Cranach d. Ä. und Lucas Cranach d. J. Gemälde, Zeichnungen, Graphik
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1937
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Date10.05.2022 -

Support

Please see German Version

  • Bearbeiter/in Wibke Ottweiler

Support made from the same tree

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