Prague Altarpiece [central panel, fragment]: St Catherine and St Barbara with fragments of the figures of St Dorothea and St Margaret

Prague Altarpiece [central panel, fragment]: St Catherine and St Barbara with fragments of the figures of St Dorothea and St Margaret

Titles

Prague Altarpiece [central panel, fragment]: St Catherine and St Barbara with fragments of the figures of St Dorothea and St Margaret

[cda 2014]

The Glorification of the Virgin, fragments of an altarpiece

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 135-138]

Painting on limewood

Medium

Painting on limewood

[Cat. Prague 2007, No. 7]

On the left St Catherine kneels, holding a tablet with a text of a prayer for clergy. St Barbara is on the right and can be identified by a chalice and a host with a text of a prayer for people. Fragmentary figures in the background can be identified as:

On the left St Catherine kneels, holding a tablet with a text of a prayer for clergy. St Barbara is on the right and can be identified by a chalice and a host with a text of a prayer for people. Fragmentary figures in the background can be identified as: St Dorothea on the left (by a basket of flowers), and St Margaret on the right with a dragon at her feet. The upper central part of the painting features parts originally belonging to Mary's dress and a golden background with a punched radial pattern originally framing her figure. The remnants of a garland of clouds with three heads of cherubs are visible between the saints.

[Exhib. Cat. Prague 2005, No. 7a]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder and Workshop

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder and Workshop

[Exhib. Cat. Prague 2005, no. 7a]
[Cat. Prague 2007, No. 7]
[Exhib. Cat. Prague 2016, 54, 57]

Production dates
about 1520
about 1520 - 1522

Production dates

about 1520

[Exhib. Cat. Prague 2005, no. 7a] [Cat. Prague 2007, No. 7] [Exhib. Cat. Prague 2016, 54, 57]

about 1520 - 1522

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 135-138]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 105.5 x 173.5 cm (fragment)

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 105.5 x 173.5 cm (fragment)

  • [Cat. Prague 2007, No. 7a]

Signature / Dating

None

Inscriptions and Labels

Catherine:
'Cathedra honoris et glorie regina celoru[m] sublimate laudantem te clerum fave rege per secula'

Barbara:
'Barbaro populo manna …

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

  • Catherine:

  • 'Cathedra honoris et glorie regina celoru[m] sublimate laudantem te clerum fave rege per secula'

  • Barbara:

  • 'Barbaro populo manna verum in tuo sanctissimo utero mater beatissima c[on]fecisti. Ora virgotuos ille pane celi dignos effici'

  • [Exhib. Cat. Prague 2005, 28, No. 7a]

Owner
Obrazárna Pražského hradu (Prague Castle Picture Gallery)
Repository
Obrazárna Pražského hradu (Prague Castle Picture Gallery)
Location
Prague
CDA ID
CZ_OPH_HS266
FR (1978) Nr.
FR135
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/CZ_OPH_HS266/

Provenance

  • from about 1520 until 1619 in St Vitus's Cathedral in Prague
  • 1619 - 1797 in the collection of the Prague Castle, 1621 first mentioned
  • 1797 lent to the Picture Gallery of the Society of Patriotic Friends of Arts (today National Gallery)
  • February 7, 1992 return to the collection of the Prague Castle

[Exhib. Cat. Prague 2005, 28, No. 7a]

Exhibitions

  • Prague 1935, No. 132
  • Prague 1939, No. 68
  • Prague 2005, No. 7a
  • Düsseldorf 2017, No. 85

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  • Prague Altarpiece [central panel, fragment]: St Catherine and St Barbara with fragments of the figures of St Dorothea and St Margaret, about 1520

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06. 2014Technical examination / Scientific analysis

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Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

Tools/Materials:

- fluid, black medium and brushes of varying widths

Type/Ductus:

- freehand underdrawing

- thin to slightly broader lines

Function:

- relatively binding for the final painted version; lines delineate contours and describe the essential details and the facial features; no representation of volume

Deviations:

- alterations made during the painting process to clearly define form

INTERPRETATION

Attribution:

- Lucas Cranach the Elder and workshop

Comments:

- incised lines for the text

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2014]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

2005Technical examination / Scientific analysis

Support

The panel consists of three horizontally joined boards, the width of the format is original (both vertical edges are originally reduced), upper and lower edges were trimmed and possibly adjusted by the addition of wooden battens.

[Exhib. Cat. Prague 2005, No. 7a]

Conservation History

Date2005

  • restauriert von Zora Grohmanová

Date2001

Minor restoration

  • conservation treatment by Martin Martan
  • conservation treatment by Josef Coban

Date1998

Conservation of the frame

  • conservation treatment by Jan Boubín

Date1930 - 1931

  • conservation treatment by Adolf Belohoubek

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