Portrait of Duke George of Saxony

Portrait of Duke George of Saxony

Title

Portrait of Duke George of Saxony

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 413A]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Allentown Art Museum online database; accessed 18-07-2019] (http://collections.allentownartmuseum.org/results.php?module=objects&type=browse&id=19&term=Cranach%2C+Lucas%2C+the+elder+%28probably+studio%29&page=1)

This half-length portrait shows George the Bearded, facing right against a blue background. His dark attire accentuates his beard and the chain from the Order of the Golden Fleece, which he wears around his neck.

Attributions
Lucas Cranach the Elder
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 413A]

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

'probably studio' [Allentown Art Museum online database; accessed 18-07-2019] (http://collections.allentownartmuseum.org/results.php?module=objects&type=browse&id=19&term=Cranach%2C+Lucas%2C+the+elder+%28probably+studio%29&page=1)

Production dates
after 1537
about 1534

Production dates

after 1537

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 413A]

about 1534

[Allentown Art Museum online database; accessed 18-07-2019] (http://collections.allentownartmuseum.org/results.php?module=objects&type=browse&id=19&term=Cranach%2C+Lucas%2C+the+elder+%28probably+studio%29&page=1)

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 35.9 x 23.2 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 35.9 x 23.2 cm

  • [Allentown Art Museum online database; accessed 18-07-2019] (http://collections.allentownartmuseum.org/results.php?module=objects&type=browse&id=19&term=Cranach%2C+Lucas%2C+the+elder+%28probably+studio%29&page=1)

Signature / Dating

none

Owner
Allentown Art Museum
Repository
Allentown Art Museum
Location
Allentown
CDA ID
US_AAMP_1961-005-000
FR (1978) Nr.
FR413A
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/US_AAMP_1961-005-000/

Provenance

  • auction L. Knaus, Berlin, 30 Oct 1917, no. 14
  • 1932 Bromberg Collection, Hamburg
    [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 413A]
  • purchase: Charles Ulrick and Josephine Bay Paul Foundation, 1961
    [Allentown Art Museum online database; accessed 18-07-2019] (http://collections.allentownartmuseum.org/results.php?module=objects&type=browse&id=19&term=Cranach%2C+Lucas%2C+the+elder+%28probably+studio%29&page=1)

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 413A
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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Research History / Discussion

The painting is listed in the Lost Art Database with incorrect support.

[Lost art online database, accessed 18.07.2019]

  • Portrait of Duke George of Saxony, after 1537

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