Martin Luther as 'Junker Jörg'

Martin Luther as 'Junker Jörg'

Title

Martin Luther as 'Junker Jörg'

[KKL 2022]

Painting on beechwood

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Attributions
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder or Follower
Copy after Lucas Cranach the Elder
Production dates
after 1530
1521 (?)

Production dates

after 1530

[KKL 2022]

1521 (?)

[Royal Collection Trust online database, accessed 26-11-2020]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 54.2 x 37.2 (probably cropped at the top and bottom edge) x 1.3 cm (rebate 5 - 6,5 mm)

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 54.2 x 37.2 (probably cropped at the top and bottom edge) x 1.3 cm (rebate 5 - 6,5 mm)

  • [KKL 2022]

Signature / Dating

Left near shoulder: Artist's insignia serpent with dropped wings, facing right in black paint, not authentic, painted on overpaint

Signature / Dating

  • Left near shoulder: Artist's insignia serpent with dropped wings, facing right in black paint, not authentic, painted on overpaint

  • [KKL 2022]

Inscriptions and Labels

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Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

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Owner
The Royal Collection, London
Repository
The Royal Collection, London
Location
London
CDA ID
UK_RCL_RCIN402656
FR (1978) Nr.
FR149B
KKL-No
II.M-Sup01, Part of KKL appendix
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/UK_RCL_RCIN402656/

Provenance

  • Purchased by Prince Albert (1819-1861)
  • 1920 Location WIndsor Castle
  • since 1980 Location Hampton Court
    [KKL 2022]

Exhibitions

London, Royal Academy of Arts, 1946-1947, No. 139

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 100 149B
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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Exhib. Cat. London 1946 60 139
TitleThe King's Pictures: An Illustrated Souvenir of the Exhibition of the King's Pictures at the Royal Academy of Arts
Place of PublicationLondon
Year of Publication1946
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Cust 1911 54
AuthorLionel Cust
TitleNotes on pictures in the Royal collections
Place of PublicationLondon
Year of Publication1911
Link https://openlibrary.org/books/OL16327977M/Notes_on_pictures_in_the_Royal_collections
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Cust 1909
AuthorLionel Cust
TitleA portrait of Luther as Junker Jörg. Notes on pictures in the royal collection
JournalBurlington Magazine
Issue14
Year of Publication1909
Link http://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/artdok/2635/1/Cust_Notes_on_pictures_in_the_Royal_Collections_1909.pdf
Pages206-209
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Documents

Technical studies

Date2018 - 2021

Support

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Condition Reports

Date2018 - 2021

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  • examined by Wibke Ottweiler

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