Portrait of a Man with Beard, aged 49

Portrait of a Man with Beard, aged 49

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Auct. Cat. Berlin 1906, lot 29]

A half-length portrait of a man with a beard in three-quarter profile, facing left against a neutral background. Dressed in a white shirt with a high collar, a dark tunic and a fur cape. His hands are clasped in front of him, prominently displaying two rings. One of these is

A half-length portrait of a man with a beard in three-quarter profile, facing left against a neutral background. Dressed in a white shirt with a high collar, a dark tunic and a fur cape. His hands are clasped in front of him, prominently displaying two rings. One of these is a signet ring, bearing a coat of arms and the initials ‘H.A.’

[cda 2023]

Attributions
Antonius Heusler
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Antonius Heusler

? [cda 2023]

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Bildindex online, accessed 31.08.2023]

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Voss, Leheldt 1917, 395] [Auct. Cat. Berlin 1906, lot 29]

Dating
1534

Dating

1534

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 58.5 x 37.7 cm

Dimensions

Signature / Dating

Dated at the top left:

Signature / Dating

  • Dated at the top left:

  • 'MDXXXIIII' (1534)

Inscriptions

- at the top right: 'AETATIS XLIX' (aged 49)
- on the signet ring:
a coat of arms and …

Inscriptions

Inscriptions:

  • - at the top right:

  • 'AETATIS XLIX' (aged 49)

  • - on the signet ring:

  • a coat of arms and the initials 'H. A.'

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P604
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P604/

Provenance

- in the collection of Dr. F. Koser, Berlin
- sold at the Kunstsalon Keller & Reiner, Berlin, 06-07.03.1906, lot 29
[Auct. Cat. Berlin 1906, lot 29]
- the property of 'Oberburghauptmann' von Cranach, Wartburg, Eisenach
[Voss, Leheldt 1917, 395]
- present whereabouts unknown

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Voss, Lehfeldt 1917 395 Fig. between pp. 392/393
AuthorGeorg Voss, Paul Lehfeldt
TitleBau- und Kunstdenkmäler Thüringens. Amtsgerichtsbezirk Eisenach, Die Wartburg
Volume3.2
Place of PublicationJena
Year of Publication1917
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/voss1917
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Auct. Cat. Paris 1906 A 10 029
EditorKunstsalon Keller & Reiner
TitleKatalog der nachgelassenen Sammlung des Herrn Dr. F. Koser †, Berlin: Gemälde alter Meister, vorzugsweise niederländischer Schule Versteigerung in Kunstsalon Keller und Reiner, Berlin, 06-07.03.1906
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1906
Link https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.20022
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