Portrait of a Man

Portrait of a Man

Title

Portrait of a Man

[Getty online database: http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/393/lucas-cranach-the-elder-portrait-of-a-man-german-about-1530/; accessed 19.05.2020]

Painting on paper

Medium

Painting on paper

[Getty online database: http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/393/lucas-cranach-the-elder-portrait-of-a-man-german-about-1530/; accessed 19.05.2020]

This unidentified sitter's likeness was executed in oil paint on paper and probably served as a preparatory sketch for a portrait painting. It is one of many such sketches known to have been produced by Cranach and his workshop. The nuanced contours and refined detail of the sitter's face contrast

This unidentified sitter's likeness was executed in oil paint on paper and probably served as a preparatory sketch for a portrait painting. It is one of many such sketches known to have been produced by Cranach and his workshop. The nuanced contours and refined detail of the sitter's face contrast with the brown ground and implied hat, enhancing his vitiality.

[cda 2020]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Getty online database: http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/393/lucas-cranach-the-elder-portrait-of-a-man-german-about-1530/; accessed 19.05.2020]

Production date
about 1530

Production date

about 1530

[Getty online database: http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/393/lucas-cranach-the-elder-portrait-of-a-man-german-about-1530/; accessed 19.05.2020]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 26.2 × 20 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 26.2 × 20 cm

  • [Getty online database: http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/393/lucas-cranach-the-elder-portrait-of-a-man-german-about-1530/; accessed 19.05.2020]

Signature / Dating

none

Inscriptions and Labels
  • at lower right corner: marked (recto) with the collection mark of J. Pzn. Zoomer (L.1511)
  • verso:
    in brown ink between …

Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

    • at lower right corner: marked (recto) with the collection mark of J. Pzn. Zoomer (L.1511)
    • verso:

  • in brown ink between the drawing and the lining: 'HH'

  • [Getty online database: http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/393/lucas-cranach-the-elder-portrait-of-a-man-german-about-1530/; accessed 19.05.2020]

Owner
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Repository
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Location
Los Angeles
CDA ID
US_JPGM_92-GG-91
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/US_JPGM_92-GG-91/

Provenance

  • collection of J. Pzn. Zoomer, Amsterdam
  • 1992 acquired by the J. Paul Getty Museum
    [Exhib. Cat. Frankfurt 2007, 286, no. 82]

Exhibitions

New York 1993
London 1993/1994
Augsburg 1994
Malibu 1996
Los Angeles 1998
Los Angeles 2000
Los Angeles 2001/2002
Frankfurt 2007/2008
Los Angeles 2012 [http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/german_renaissance/index.html]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Frankfurt 2007 286, 287 082 p. 287
EditorBodo Brinkmann
TitleCranach der Ältere, [Frankfurt, Städel Museum, 23 Nov 2007 - 17 Feb 2008]
Place of PublicationOstfildern
Year of Publication2007
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Exhib. Cat. Kronach 1994 343 165
EditorClaus Grimm, Johannes Erichsen, Evamaria Brockhoff
TitleLucas Cranach. Ein Maler-Unternehmer aus Franken [Festung Rosenberg, Kronach 17.05 - 21.08.1994; Museum der Bildenden Künste, Leipzig 07.09 - 06.11.1994]
SeriesVeröffentlichungen zur bayerischen Geschichte und Kultur
Volume26
Place of PublicationAugsburg, Coburg
Year of Publication1994
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Exhib. Cat. London 1993
EditorThe J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Royal Academy of Arts
TitleDrawings from the J. Paul Getty Museum [Royal Academy of Arts, London 30 October 1993 - 23 january 1994]
Place of PublicationLondon
Year of Publication1993
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Exhib. Cat. New York 1993
EditorThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
TitleDrawings from the J. Paul Getty Museum
Place of PublicationNew York
Year of Publication1993
Show Literature
Rosenberg 1960 090
AuthorJakob Rosenberg
TitleDie Zeichnungen Lucas Cranachs d.Ä.
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1960
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