Philipp Melanchthon

Title

Philipp Melanchthon

[cda 2020]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[cda 2020]

The painting depicts a half-length portrait of the humanist and theologian Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560) in three quarter profile, against a blue background, facing to his right. The scholar is wearing a black gown and a beret, and his arms are folded.

[cda 2020]

Attribution: Lucas Cranach the Younger

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Younger

[Handwritten on a sheet of paper; Koepplin Archive]

Production date: 1543

Production date

1543

[dated]

Dimensions: Dimensions of support: 20.5 x 15 cm

Dimensions

Dimensions of support: 20.5 x 15 cm
[Handwritten on a sheet of paper; Koepplin Archive]

Signature / Dating: Artist's insignia at the right edge: serpent with dropped wings and dated '1543', in black paint

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia at the right edge: serpent with dropped wings and dated '1543', in black paint

Owner: Private Collection
Repository: Private Collection

CDA ID: PRIVATE_NONE-P427
FR (1978) Nr.: FR-none
Persistent Link: https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P427/

Provenance

Beck Collection, Munich
[Handwritten on a sheet of paper; Koepplin Archive]

Philipp Melanchthon, 1543

Images

Citing from the Cranach Digital Archive

Entry with author: <author's name>, 'Philipp Melanchthon', <title of document, data entry or image>. [<Date of document or image>], in: Cranach Digital Archive, https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P427/ (Accessed {{dateAccessed}})
Entry with no author: 'Philipp Melanchthon', <title of document, data entry or image>. [<Date of document, entry or image>], in: Cranach Digital Archive, https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P427/ (Accessed {{dateAccessed}})

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