Friedrich III the Wise, Elector of Saxony

Friedrich III the Wise, Elector of Saxony

Titles

Friedrich III the Wise, Elector of Saxony

[cda 2020]

Portrait of Frederick the Wise, Duke of Saxony

[Dr. Larry Silver during a Collections Assessment Project of the collection, February 2004]

Portrait of a Man

[De Mazia 1974, Pl. 12] [Vistas 988-1989, 30, 33]

Portrait

[Barnes Foundation, internal record of painting, unknown date]

Painting on wood, thinned and mounted on plywood

Medium

Painting on wood, thinned and mounted on plywood

[Barnes Foundation, revised 2020]

Painting on wood

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 179F]

A bust-length portrait of Friedrich the Wise in three quarter profile against a neutral background, facing to his left. The elector is wearing a fur-trimmed black cloak over a white pleated shirt. His black beret is placed at an angle on his head.

[cda 2020]

Attributions
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[cda 2020]

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 179F]; [Katie Luber, Barnes Foundation, March 2003]; [Dr. Larry Silver, Barnes Foundation, February 2004]; [Barnes foundation, online database, acessed 02.11.2020]

Production date
about 1525

Production date

about 1525

[Barnes foundation, online database, acessed 02.11.2020] [Dr. Larry Silver during a Collections Assessment Project, Feb. 2004]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 28.7 × 24.5 x 1.2 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 28.7 × 24.5 x 1.2 cm

  • Dimensions of painted surface: 28 x 23.5 cm

  • Dimensions including frame: 40.5 × 36.5 × 5.5 cm

  • [Barnes Foundation, revised 2020]

  • Dimensions of support: 28.9 x 24.8 cm

  • [Barnes foundation, online database, acessed 02.11.2020]

  • Dimensions of support: 37.3 x 24.5 cm

  • [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 179F]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia above the sitter's proper right shoulder: serpent with elevated wings, facing right; in black paint

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia above the sitter's proper right shoulder: serpent with elevated wings, facing right; in black paint

Inscriptions and Labels

Support (verso):

  • at the upper left, inscribed in black ink: 'AN' [monogram of Albert Nulty]
  • near the centre, inscribed in …

Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • Support (verso):

    • at the upper left, inscribed in black ink: 'AN' [monogram of Albert Nulty]
    • near the centre, inscribed in blue ink: 'BF 867'

  • Frame (verso):

    • upper frame member, stamped (incised): 'Pygmalion / Berlin W.62'

  • [Barnes Foundation, revised 2020]

Owner
Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia
Repository
Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia
Location
Philadelphia
CDA ID
US_BFP_BF867
FR (1978) Nr.
FR179F
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/US_BFP_BF867/

Provenance

  • 1931, Julius Böhler, Munich (from the Freiherrlich Köpfschen collection)
    [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 179F]
  • Purchased by Albert C. Barnes from Julius Böhler, Munich, January 2, 1930
    [Barnes foundation, revised 2020]
  • Barnes foundation, Philadelphia
    [Barnes foundation, online database, acessed 02.11.2020]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Vistas 1988 30, 33 Pl. 9
Authorn. a.
TitleAcademicism
JournalVistas
Issue4, no. 2 (1988-1989)
Year of Publication1988
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 179F
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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De Mazia 1974 Fn. 9 Pl. 12
AuthorViolette De Mazia
TitleCreative Distortion IV: Portraiture II
JournalThe Barnes Foundation Journal of the Art Department
Issue5, no. 1
Year of Publication1974
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 58 151e
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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  • Friedrich III the Wise, Elector of Saxony, about 1525

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Technical studies

Date1930 - 1950

Support:

The wood panel was thinned and mounted to a plywood support in the early twentieth century by Barnes conservator, Albert Nulty.

The original panel thickness is 0.4 cm and the plywood support is 0.8 cm

[Barnes Foundation, revised 2020]

  • conservation treatment by Albert Nulty

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