Portrait of Philipp Melanchthon

Portrait of Philipp Melanchthon

Title

Portrait of Philipp Melanchthon

[Exhib. Cat. St. Petersburg 2016, No. 22]

Painting on oak

Medium

Painting on oak

[Exhib. Cat. St. Petersburg 2016, no. 22]

Half-length portrait of Philipp Melanchthon wearing a black gown and bearheaded. He faces left against a blue background.

[Görres, cda 2017]

Attribution
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Exhib. Cat. St. Petersburg 2016, no. 22]

Production date
after 1532

Production date

after 1532

[Exhib. Cat. St. Petersburg 2016, no. 22]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 19.5 x 14 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 19.5 x 14 cm

  • [Exhib. Cat. St. Petersburg 2016, no. 22]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia at the right: winged serpent (not genuine)

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia at the right: winged serpent (not genuine)

  • [cda 2017]

Owner
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg
Repository
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg
Location
St. Petersburg
CDA ID
RU_ESP_GE8601
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/RU_ESP_GE8601/

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  • The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg

Exhibitions

St. Petersburg 2016, no. 22

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. St. Petersburg 2016 135 022 Fig.
AuthorMaria Pavlovna Garlova
EditorThe State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg
TitleKranachi: mezdi Renessansom i Man'erizmom / The Cranachs. Between the renaissance and mannerism
Place of PublicationSt. Petersburg
Year of Publication2016
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  • Portrait of Philipp Melanchthon, after 1532

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Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

- an underdrawing is not readily visible

[Sandner, Smith-Contini, Heydenreich, cda 2017]

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