Philipp Melanchthon

Philipp Melanchthon

Title

Philipp Melanchthon

[cda 2024]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Auct. Cat. Berlin 1934, lot 366]

A half-length portrait of Melanchthon, wearing an academic gown, facing left, against a neutral background.

[cda 2024]

Attributions
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

? [cda 2024]

Lucas Cranach the Elder

Expertise from Max Friedländer [Auct. Cat. Berlin 1934, lot 366]

Production date
after 1532

Production date

after 1532

[cda 2024]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 21 x 14.5 cm

Dimensions

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia at the right, above the sitter's shoulder: serpent motif, facing right (unusual, not authentic)

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia at the right, above the sitter's shoulder: serpent motif, facing right (unusual, not authentic)

Inscriptions and Labels
  • at the top edge: 'CONATVR PARVAS ARTES PHILIPPUS MELANCHTHON NON TAMEN ID MERITVM DVXERIS ESSE LEVE.'

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

    • at the top edge:

  • 'CONATVR PARVAS ARTES PHILIPPUS MELANCHTHON NON TAMEN ID MERITVM DVXERIS ESSE LEVE.'

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P646
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P646/

Connected Works

Martin Luther
  • Martin Luther, after 1532
  • PRIVATE_NONE-P647
  • Painting
  • Private Collection

Provenance

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Auct. Cat. Berlin 1934 71 366 Pl. 10
EditorPaul Graupe
TitleAuktion / Paul Graupe, Antiquariat (Nr. 131): Kunstbesitz Prof. Max Alsberg, Berlin: Gemälde und Kunstgewerbe aus einer bekannten süddeutschen Privatsammlung ; verschiedener Berliner Privatbesitz [29./30.01.1934, Paul Graupe, Berlin]
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1934
Link https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.6198
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Research History / Discussion

According to [Auct. Cat. 1934] Friedländer wrote an expertise on this painting and its companion piece (a depiction of Martin Luther), stating he considered both paintings to be 'genuine and well preserved'.

[Auct. Cat. Berlin 1934, lot 366]

An insignia in this form has not ben found on any other paintings attributed to the Cranach workshop. It cannot be confirmed from looking at the illustration whether this is a later addition and whether this painting was created in Cranach's workshop.

[cda 2024]

  • Philipp Melanchthon, after 1532

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Condition Reports

Date1934

Cradled

[Auct. Cat. Berlin 1934, lot 366]

Citing from the Cranach Digital Archive

Entry with author
<author's name>, 'Philipp Melanchthon', <title of document, data entry or image>. [<Date of document or image>], in: Cranach Digital Archive, https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P646/ (Accessed {{dateAccessed}})
Entry with no author
'Philipp Melanchthon', <title of document, data entry or image>. [<Date of document, entry or image>], in: Cranach Digital Archive, https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P646/ (Accessed {{dateAccessed}})

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