Frederick III, Elector of Saxony

Frederick III, Elector of Saxony

Title

Frederick III, Elector of Saxony

[Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, revised 2016]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, revised 2016]

This painting by Cranach shows the head and shoulders of Frederick the Wise who has a grey beard and is wearing a dark cap and fur-lined coat. Below the painting is a poem and in the upper right part of the painting is an inscription that identifies Frederick III, 'The

This painting by Cranach shows the head and shoulders of Frederick the Wise who has a grey beard and is wearing a dark cap and fur-lined coat. Below the painting is a poem and in the upper right part of the painting is an inscription that identifies Frederick III, 'The Wise', Elector of Saxony, 1486 - 1525.

[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

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 20.7 x 14.6 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 20.7 x 14.6 cm

  • [Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, revised 2016]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia at the centre left: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing right and dated '1532'

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia at the centre left: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing right and dated '1532'

  • [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
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
Location
Brighton
CDA ID
UK_BHM_FA000105
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/UK_BHM_FA000105/

Connected Works

John I 'The Constant', Elector of Saxony
  • John I 'The Constant', Elector of Saxony, 1532
  • UK_BHM-Lost_FA000106
  • Painting
  • Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

Provenance

Donated to Brighton Museum & Art Gallery by Mrs Russell Reid in 1918
[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
  • Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, 1532

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