Friedrich III the Wise, Elector of Saxony

Friedrich III the Wise, Elector of Saxony

Title

Friedrich III the Wise, Elector of Saxony

[cda 2020]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Photocopy of a page from an auction catalogue, Sotheby's, London, 12.12.1984; Koepplin Archive]

A half-length portrait of Friedrich the Wise set in front of a landscape in three quarter profile, turned to his left. The elector is wearing a fur-trimmed black cloak over a black smock and white pleated shirt. His black beret is placed at an angle on his head and he

A half-length portrait of Friedrich the Wise set in front of a landscape in three quarter profile, turned to his left. The elector is wearing a fur-trimmed black cloak over a black smock and white pleated shirt. His black beret is placed at an angle on his head and he wears rings on both the index and little finger of his left hand.

[cda 2020]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 179B]
[Photocopy of a page from the auction catalogue, Sotheby's, London 12.12.1984; Koepplin Archive]

Production date
about 1525

Production date

about 1525

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 179B]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 60.5 × 40.5 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 60.5 × 40.5 cm

  • [Photocopy of a page from the auction catalogue Sotheby's, London, 12.12.1984, Koepplin Archive]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia: winged serpent

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia: winged serpent

  • [Photocopy of a page from an auction catalogue, Sotheby's, London, 12.12.1984; Koepplin Archive]

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P456
FR (1978) Nr.
FR179B
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P456/

Provenance

  • private collection, France
    [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 179B]
  • auction, Sotheby's, London, 12.12.1984, lot 13
    [Photocopy of a page froom an auction catalogue, Sotheby's, London, 12.12.1984, Koepplin Archive]

Exhibitions

Paris 1874, no. 753

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 179B
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 58 151b
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1932
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/friedlaender1932
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Heyck 1927 92, 59 Fig. 57
AuthorEduard Heyck
TitleLucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBielefeld
Year of Publication1927
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Exhib. Cat. Paris 1874 753
TitleExposition du Palais Bourbon au profit des alsaciens-lorrains [Paris, Palais Bourbon]
Place of PublicationParis
Year of Publication1874
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  • Friedrich III the Wise, Elector of Saxony, about 1525

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