Ernst IV. von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen

Ernst IV. von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen

Titles

Ernst IV. von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen

[Horký 2022, 16]

Portrait of a Knight

[Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974, p. 701]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[cda 2023]

Portrait of a knight as a half-length figure in three-quarter profile facing left against a red background. His left hand rests on a sword in his belt and his right hand is on his very thin waist. The hat and feathers are black and his robe is green.

[cda 2023]

Attributions
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Lucas Cranach the Elder

Horký 2022, 16] [Scharf 1939]

Production date
1535

Production date

1535

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 20.5 x 15 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 20.5 x 15 cm

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia bottom left: serpent with elevated wings, facing right and dated '1535'

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia bottom left: serpent with elevated wings, facing right and dated '1535'

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P587
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P587/

Provenance

  • the panel appeared on the art market in 1938 and was auctioned at Christie's, London, 25.07.1938, lot 31
  • by April 1939 it was already in the private collection of Nicholas A. Argenti in London
    [Horký 2022, 16]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Horký 2022
AuthorMila Horký
EditorThomas Richter, Silke Gatenbröcker
TitleDas Bildnis eines Ritters (1535) von Lucas Cranach: eine Spurensuche in Kursachsen
Publicationin Thomas Richter, Silke Gatenbröcker, eds.: Beiträge zur Kunst des 16. bis 19. Jahrhunderts
Volume7
JournalNiederdeutsche Beiträge zur Kunstgeschichte
Year of Publication2022
Pages8-31
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Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974/1976 701
AuthorDieter Koepplin, Tilman Falk
TitleLukas Cranach. Gemälde, Zeichnungen und Druckgraphik
Volume1, 2
Place of PublicationBasel, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1974
Link http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-diglit-104522
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Scharf 1939
AuthorAlfred Scharf
TitleA portrait by Lucas Cranach the Elder
JournalApollo
Issue29
Year of Publication1939
Pages198-199
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Research History / Discussion

Another example of this portrait is provides by the painting [DE_HAUMB_GG24]

[cda 2023]

  • Ernst IV. von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen, 1535

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Versions

Ernst IV. von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen
  • Ernst IV. von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen, 1535
  • DE_HAUMB_GG24
  • Painting
  • Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, Braunschweig

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