Philipp Melanchthon

Philipp Melanchthon

Title

Philipp Melanchthon

[cda 2020]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Hargesheimer online database, accessed 29.09.2020]

The painting depicts a half-length portrait of the humanist and theologian Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560) in three quarter profile, against a greenish grey background. He is wearing a fur-trimmed cloak over a bright red doublet under which a white shirt with a ruffled collar is visible at the neck. The sitter

The painting depicts a half-length portrait of the humanist and theologian Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560) in three quarter profile, against a greenish grey background. He is wearing a fur-trimmed cloak over a bright red doublet under which a white shirt with a ruffled collar is visible at the neck. The sitter is facing to his right and holds a leather bound book in his hands. He rests his left arm on a parapet in front of him, that bears an inscription.

[cda 2020]

Attributions
Lucas Cranach the Younger and workshop
Workshop of Lucas Cranach the Younger

Attributions

Lucas Cranach the Younger and workshop

[Letter from D. Koepplin to Van Ham, Cologne, 07.03.2011; Koepplin Archive]

Workshop of Lucas Cranach the Younger

[Hargesheimer online database, accessed 29.09.2020]

Production date
about 1570

Production date

about 1570

[Letter from D. Koepplin to Van Ham, Cologne, 07.03.2011; Koepplin Archive]
[Hargesheimer online database, accessed 29.09.2020]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 41 x 28.5 cm

Dimensions

Signature / Dating

none

Inscriptions and Labels

at the bottom, on the parapet: 'IN EFFIGIEM REVERENDI VIRI D. PHILIPPI MELANTHO: // Iapete de gente prior materue …

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

  • at the bottom, on the parapet:

  • 'IN EFFIGIEM REVERENDI VIRI D. PHILIPPI MELANTHO: // Iapete de gente prior materue Luthero // Nemo fuit, tu par dodre MELANTHON eras.'

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • On the reverse of the panel: - top left corner: adhesive label from auction house Van Ham

    • top right: round label, handwritten in ink: '5744'
    • above: remnants of an old paper label

  • On the reverse of the frame:

    • upper member: adhesive label from auction house Van Ham

  • [cda 2020]

    • remants of an old customs stamp

  • [Hargesheimer online database, accessed 29.09.2020]

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P429
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P429/

Provenance

  • Philipp Melanchthon, about 1570

Images

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<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-P429/ (Accessed {{dateAccessed}})
Entry with no author
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