George the Bearded, Duke of Saxony

George the Bearded, Duke of Saxony

Title

George the Bearded, Duke of Saxony

[cda 2020]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Exhib. Cat. Ottawa 1949, 3, no. 5]

This half-length portrait of George the Bearded (1471-1539) shows him in thee quarter profile against a neutral background, facing to his left. He is wearing a black gown, but no hat and the golden fleece hangs from a chain around his neck. His beard is kept short and his hands

This half-length portrait of George the Bearded (1471-1539) shows him in thee quarter profile against a neutral background, facing to his left. He is wearing a black gown, but no hat and the golden fleece hangs from a chain around his neck. His beard is kept short and his hands are clasped in front of him, revealing a ring on the index finger of his right hand.

[cda 2020]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Exhib. Cat. Ottawa 1949, 3, no. 5]

Production date
about 1535

Production date

about 1535

[Exhib. Cat. Ottawa 1949, 3, no. 5]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 19 x 15.2 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 19 x 15.2 cm

  • [Exhib. Cat. Ottawa 1949, 3, no. 5]

Signature / Dating

none

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P472
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P472/

Provenance

  • Dr. Ernest Schwarz, New York
    [Exhib. Cat. Ottawa 1949, 3, no. 5]
  • reported as missing, possibly stolen in the International Foundation of Art Research (IFAR) Report, vol. 11, no. 7, July 1990, p. 6
    [Handwritten in the reverse of a b/w photograph; Koepplin Archive]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Ottawa 1949 3 005
EditorNational Gallery of Canada
TitleA Loan Exhibition of German Paintings 1400 - 1550 [Ottawa, The National Gallery of Canada]
Place of PublicationOttawa
Year of Publication1949
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Research History / Discussion

Another version of this painting with similar dimensions, but signed and dated exists in Berlin [DE_smbGG_635].

[D. Koepplin, handwritten on the reverse of a b/w photograph; Koepplin Archive]

  • George the Bearded, Duke of Saxony, about 1535

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