Portrait of Georg Cracow

Portrait of Georg Cracow

Title

Portrait of Georg Cracow

[cda 2022]

Painting on limewood

Medium

Painting on limewood

[Auct. Cat. Hamburg 2022, lot 745]

This portrait shows the German statesman and laywer Georg Cracow in half-length, in three-quarter view, facing to the right. He is set against an extremely thinly rendered neutral background. The sitter wears a lavishly fur-lined gown over a black tunic, and both the cuffs and collar of his white shirt

This portrait shows the German statesman and laywer Georg Cracow in half-length, in three-quarter view, facing to the right. He is set against an extremely thinly rendered neutral background. The sitter wears a lavishly fur-lined gown over a black tunic, and both the cuffs and collar of his white shirt are just visible. His brown hair is kept short and he has a beard. Three gold chains hang around his neck and rings adorn his left hand, including a family signet ring on his index finger. In his right hand he holds a piece of paper. The Cracow coat of arms has been included in the top left corner.

[cda 2022]

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

Attributions

Lucas Cranach the Younger and workshop

[Auct. Cat. Hamburg 2022, lot 745]
[Online Database Auktionshaus Kendzia, accessed 27.06.2022])

Workshop of Lucas Cranach the Younger

[cda 2022]

Production date
1563

Production date

1563

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 88.5 x 65 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 88.5 x 65 cm

  • [Auct. Cat. Hamburg 2022, lot 745]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia above the sitter's proper right shoulder: serpent with dropped wings facing right and dated '1563'; in black paint

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia above the sitter's proper right shoulder: serpent with dropped wings facing right and dated '1563'; in black paint

Inscriptions and Labels

At the bottom right on the reverse of the panel there is a handwritten text from the 24th of …

Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • At the bottom right on the reverse of the panel there is a handwritten text from the 24th of December 1943 confirming that Princess Anna Luise of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1871–1951) gave the painting to Carl Maria Artz as a gift.

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P533
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P533/

Provenance

  • former property of Princess Anna Luise of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1871-1951)
  • since 1943 Carl Maria Artz collection
  • family property
  • auctioned at Kendzia, Hamburg, 20/21.05.2022, lot 745
    [Auct. Cat. Hamburg 2022, lot 745]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Auct. Cat. Hamburg 2022 745
EditorAuktionshaus Kendzia, Hamburg
TitleSommer Auktion, 20.05.2022
Place of PublicationHamburg
Year of Publication2022
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  • Portrait of Georg Cracow, 1563

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