Portrait of Andreas Mußmann, Counsellor to the Ansbach family

Portrait of Andreas Mußmann, Counsellor to the Ansbach family

Title

Portrait of Andreas Mußmann, Counsellor to the Ansbach family

[cda 2024]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Auct. Cat. Munich 1919, no. 346]

Painting on beech

[Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974/1976, 716, no. 644]

A half-length frontal portrait of Andreas Mußmann (1522 - 1589), counsellor to the Ansbach family [1], against a neutral background. He is wearing a black gown and hat. In his left hand he holds a letter.

[cda 2024]

[1] [deutsche-biographie, accessed 09.01.2024]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Younger

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Younger

[Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974/1976, 716, no. 644];
[Auct. Cat. Munich 1919, no. 346]

Production date
1560

Production date

1560

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 82 x 60 cm

Dimensions

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia at the top right: serpent with dropped wings, facing right and dated '1560'

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia at the top right: serpent with dropped wings, facing right and dated '1560'

Inscriptions and Labels
  • on the letter held in the sitter's hand: 'ANDREAS MVSMAN | M.H.S.A.Z G | 15 K 60.'
  • at the top …

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

    • on the letter held in the sitter's hand:

  • 'ANDREAS MVSMAN | M.H.S.A.Z G | 15 K 60.'

    • at the top right:

  • 'AETATIS · SUAE · 35 | 1560.'

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P639
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P639/

Provenance

  • in the collection of J. F. Cramer (auction 09.02.1835)
    [Heller 1854, 302]
  • in the collection of Baron zu Rhein, Würzburg
  • sold at Hugo Helbing, Munich, 4/5.11.1919, lot 346
  • Julius Böhler, Munich (1919-1920)
  • 15.10.1920 acquired by Kunsthandel AG, Lucerne from Böhler
    [Böhler archive, accessed 09.01.2024]
  • acquired 04.11.1920 by Dr. Brown, Montagnola from Kunsthandel AG
    [Böhler archive, accessed 09.01.2024]
    (http://boehler.zikg.eu/wisski/navigate/534/view)
  • private collection, Switzerland
    [Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974/1976, 716, no. 644]

Exhibitions

Basel 1974, no. 644

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974/1976 715, 716 644 Fig. 353b
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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Donath 1921 78
AuthorAdolph Donath
TitleSammlungen Baron zu Rhein, Würzburg: Antiquitäten, alte Möbel, Miniaturen, Gemälde alter Meister, Bücher [Galerie Helbing, Munich, 4/5.11.1919]
JournalJahrbuch für Kunstsammler
Issue1.1921
Year of Publication1921
Link 0071
Pages67-108
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Auct. Cat. Munich 1919 20 346 Pl. XV
EditorHugo Helbing
TitleSammlungen Baron zu Rhein, Würzburg: Antiquitäten, alte Möbel, Miniaturen, Gemälde alter Meister, Bücher [Galerie Helbing, Munich, 4/5.11.1919]
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication1908
Link https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.15712
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Heller 1854 302
AuthorJoseph Heller
TitleLucas Cranach's Leben und Werke
Place of PublicationNuremberg
Year of Publication1854
Link http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015062799757
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