Portrait of a man with red whiskers

Portrait of a man with red whiskers

Title

Portrait of a man with red whiskers

[Exhib. Cat. Moscow 2016, No. 9]

Painting on beech wood

Medium

Painting on beech wood

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 308]

This anonymous half-length portrait of a man represents him facing right against a black background. His red robe is striking, showing numerous slits on the sleeves and chest that are separated by light green bands with organic decorative elements. Two neckbands complement the elaborate decoration on the collar of

This anonymous half-length portrait of a man represents him facing right against a black background. His red robe is striking, showing numerous slits on the sleeves and chest that are separated by light green bands with organic decorative elements. Two neckbands complement the elaborate decoration on the collar of his shirt. Three rings hang from one of the bands. Whereas his hair is concealed beneath a golden bonnet, his reddish beard stands out prominently.

[Görres, cda 2017]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Exhib. Cat. Moscow 2016, No. 9]

Production date
1526

Production date

1526

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 57.2 x 38.7 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 57.2 x 38.7 cm

  • [Exhib. Cat. Moscow 2016, no. 9]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia at the left: serpent with elevated wings and dated '1526'

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia at the left: serpent with elevated wings and dated '1526'

  • [cda 2017]

Owner
The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
Repository
The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
Location
Moscow
CDA ID
RU_SMBKPM_914
FR (1978) Nr.
FR308
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/RU_SMBKPM_914/

Provenance

  • Heidelberg, the collection of Baron von Graimberg (1871)
  • Heidelberg, Kurpfälzisches Museum
  • lent by the above to the Schlossmuseum Gotha
    [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 308]
  • Pushkin-Museum, Moscow
    [Exhib. Cat. Moscow 2016, no. 9]

Exhibitions

Dresden 1899, no. 32
Moscow 2016, no. 9
St. Petersburg 2016, no. 6

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Moscow 2016 9
EditorThe Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
TitleKranachi: mezdi Renessansom i Man'erizmom / The Cranachs. Between the renaissance and mannerism
Place of PublicationMoscow
Year of Publication2016
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Exhib. Cat. St. Petersburg 2016 006
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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Schuttwolf 2011 27
AuthorAllmuth Schuttwolf
TitleVerlustdokumentation der Gothaer Kunstsammlungen. Die Gemäldesammlung
Volume2
Place of PublicationGotha
Year of Publication2011
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 130 308
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 247
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1932
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/friedlaender1932
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Flechsig 1900 B pl. 87
AuthorEduard Flechsig
TitleTafelbilder Lucas Cranachs d. Ä. und seiner Werkstatt
Volume1, 2
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1900
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/flechsig1900tafeln
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Exhib. Cat. Dresden 1899 032
EditorKarl Woermann
TitleDeutsche Kunstausstellung Dresden 1899. Abteilung Cranach-Ausstellung. Wissenschaftliches Verzeichnis der ausgestellten Werke
Place of PublicationDresden
Year of Publication1899
Link http://resolver.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/SBB00002A2400000000
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Schuchardt 1871 166 61
AuthorChristian Schuchardt
TitleLucas Cranach des Aeltern Leben und Werke. Dritter Theil
Place of PublicationLeipzig
Year of Publication1871
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/schuchardt1871bd3
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