Martin Luther

Title

Martin Luther

[cda 2024]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Auct. Cat. Berlin 1934, lot 366]

A half-length portrait of Luther, wearing a cap and an academic gown, facing right, 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

Dimensions of support: 21 x 14.5 cm
[Auct. Cat. Berlin 1934, lot 366]

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

Signature / Dating

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

Inscriptions and Labels

at the top edge: 'EST PATEFACTA ITERU CHRISTI MOSTRANTE LUTHERO | GLORIA QUAE TENEBRIS ANTE SEPULTA FUIT.'

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

- at the top edge:
'EST PATEFACTA ITERU CHRISTI MOSTRANTE LUTHERO | GLORIA QUAE TENEBRIS ANTE SEPULTA FUIT.'

Owner: Private Collection
Repository: Private Collection

CDA ID: PRIVATE_NONE-P647
FR (1978) Nr.: FR-none
Persistent Link: https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P647/

Connected Works

Provenance

Paul Graupe, Berlin, 29/30.01.1934, lot 366
[Auct. Cat. Berlin 1934, lot 366]

Literature

Reference on page

Catalogue Number

Figure / Plate

Auct. Cat. Berlin 1934

366

Pl. 10

Editor	Paul Graupe
Title	Auktion / 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 Publication	Berlin
Year of Publication	1934
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 P. Melanchthon), stating he considered both paintings to be 'genuine and well preserved'.

[Auct. Cat. Berlin 1934, lot 366]

An insignia in this form has not been 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]

Martin Luther, after 1532

Images

Condition Reports

Date1934

Cradled

[Auct. Cat. Berlin 1934, lot 366]

Citing from the Cranach Digital Archive

Entry with author: <author's name>, 'Martin Luther', <title of document, data entry or image>. [<Date of document or image>], in: Cranach Digital Archive, https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P647/ (Accessed {{dateAccessed}})
Entry with no author: 'Martin Luther', <title of document, data entry or image>. [<Date of document, entry or image>], in: Cranach Digital Archive, https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P647/ (Accessed {{dateAccessed}})

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