John I 'The Constant', Elector of Saxony

John I 'The Constant', Elector of Saxony

Title

John I 'The Constant', Elector of Saxony

[Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, revised 2016]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, revised 2016]

John the Constant is shown against a plain background turning to the left in this three-quarter-length portrait. Below a poem has been pasted onto the panel. This portrait was produced along with that of Frederick III after the latter's death. The portraits were produced as part of the order placed

John the Constant is shown against a plain background turning to the left in this three-quarter-length portrait. Below a poem has been pasted onto the panel. This portrait was produced along with that of Frederick III after the latter's death. The portraits were produced as part of the order placed with Cranach's workshop in 1532 for sixty portraits of the two late Electors of Saxony. The composition, with John I facing to the left while Frederick III faces to the right in the companion work, suggests that they were originally part of a triptych with a portrait of the incumbent Elector of Saxony, John Frederick the Magnanimous, being placed in the centre.

[Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, revised 2016]

Attribution
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[cda 2016]

Production date
1532

Production date

1532

[pendant dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 20.7 x 14.1 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 20.7 x 14.1 cm

  • Dimensions including frame: 29 x 23 x 3.7 cm

  • [Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, revised 2016]

Signature / Dating

Pendant signed and dated

Signature / Dating

  • Pendant signed and dated

  • [Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, revised 2016]

Inscriptions and Labels

Verse in the text block beneath the image
[Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, revised 2016]

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

  • Verse in the text block beneath the image

  • [Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, revised 2016]

Owner
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
Repository
Unknown
CDA ID
UK_BHM-Lost_FA000106
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/UK_BHM-Lost_FA000106/

Connected Works

Frederick III, Elector of Saxony
  • Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, 1532
  • UK_BHM_FA000105
  • Painting
  • Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

Provenance

  • Henry Willet by 1874
  • given to Mrs Reid before 1918
  • donated to Brighton Museum & Art Gallery by Mrs Russell Reid in 1918
  • stolen
    [Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, revised 2016]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Public Catalogue Foundation 2005 Fig. p. 60
Authorn. a.
TitleOil Paintings in Public Ownership in East Sussex
Place of PublicationLondon
Year of Publication2005
Show Literature
Wright 1976 44, 234
AuthorC. Wright
TitleOld Master Paintings in Britain: An Index of Continental Old Master Paintings Executed before c.1800 in Public Collections in the United Kingdom
Place of PublicationLondon
Year of Publication1976
Show Literature
Cat. Brighton 1964 20 - 21
AuthorD. Rogers
TitleBrighton Art Gallery and Museum. Paintings Executed before 1837 in the Permanent Collection
Place of PublicationBrighton
Year of Publication1964
Show Literature
  • John I 'The Constant', Elector of Saxony, 1532

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