Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right

Titles

Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right	[KKL 2022]
Portrait of Martin Luther	[Bendel 1944, p. 18]

Painting on beech wood (Fagus sp.)

Medium

Painting on beech wood (Fagus sp.)

[Klein 06.08.2020c]

See German text version

Attributions: Werkstatt Lucas Cranach der Ältere (?)
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Werkstatt Lucas Cranach der Ältere (?)	[KKL 2022]
Lucas Cranach the Elder	[Bendel 1944, p. 18]

Production date: as of 1531

Production date

as of 1531

[KKL 2022]

Dimensions: Dimensions of support: 38.9 x 26.3 x 1.1 cm (bevelled to 0.5 cm at all edges)

Dimensions

Dimensions of support: 38.9 x 26.3 x 1.1 cm (bevelled to 0.5 cm at all edges)
[KKL 2022]

Signature / Dating: The pre-damaged condition shows the artist's insignia at the centre left: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing right and dated '1528'

Signature / Dating

The pre-damaged condition shows the artist's insignia at the centre left: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing right and dated '1528'
[KKL 2022]

Inscriptions and Labels: Verso: 2 unknown seals and 4 carved vertical marks ("IIII") at the upper edge
[KKL 2022]

Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

Verso: 2 unknown seals and 4 carved vertical marks ("IIII") at the upper edge
[KKL 2022]

Owner: Museum zu Allerheiligen Schaffhausen
Repository: Museum zu Allerheiligen Schaffhausen
Location: Schaffhausen

CDA ID: CH_MAS_A1950
FR (1978) Nr.: FR-none
KKL-No: IV.M-Sup01, Part of KKL appendix
Persistent Link: https://lucascranach.org/en/CH_MAS_A1950/

Provenance

property of the Duke of Weimar
given as a gift to Johann Gottfried Herder
his widow gave it to Johann Georg Müller
became the property of the City of Schaffhausen together with Müller's library
[Bendel 1944, p. 18]

Exhibitions

Schaffhausen 2013/2014

Literature

Reference on page

Catalogue Number

Figure / Plate

Bendel 1944

18-19, 89

Author	Max Bendel
Title	Zerstörter Schaffhauser Kunstbesitz aus dem Museum zu Allerheiligen
Place of Publication	Zurich
Year of Publication	1944

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Martin Luther, bust-length, facing right, as of 1531

Images

Documents

Technical studies

Date2018 - 2021

Support

See German version

Condition Reports

Date2018 - 2021

The panel was badly damaged on the 1st of April, 1944. [1] For detailed information see German version.

[1] Bendel 1944, 18

examined by Wibke Ottweiler

Versions

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