Martin Luther, half-length, facing right

Martin Luther, half-length, facing right

Title

Martin Luther, half-length, facing right

[KKL 2022]

Painting on limewood (Tilia sp.)

Medium

Painting on limewood (Tilia sp.)

[Klein 03.09.2020a]

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Attributions
Copy after Lucas Cranach the Elder
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Copy after Lucas Cranach the Elder

[KKL 2022]

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Bußmann / Lorenz 1986, p. 106]

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Pieper 1990, No. 230]

Production dates
16th or 17th century
about 1525 - 1526

Production dates

16th or 17th century

[KKL 2022]

about 1525 - 1526

[Bußmann / Lorenz 1986, p. 106]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 37.0 cm x 24.6 cm x 0.5 cm (probably thinned)

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 37.0 cm x 24.6 cm x 0.5 cm (probably thinned)

  • [KKL 2022]

Signature / Dating

None

Inscriptions and Labels

See German text version

Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

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Owner
Federal Republic of Germany
Repository
LWL-Museum für Kunst und Kultur Münster
Location
Münster
CDA ID
DE_MKKM_1232BRD
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
KKL-No
III.M-Sup02a, Part of KKL appendix
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_MKKM_1232BRD/

Provenance

  • before 1700 in the collection of Legionsrat M. Lichtwer, Dresden
  • 1827 the property of E. M. Luwig von Pott (adhesive label on the reverse of the portrait of Bora)
  • 1937 Galerie Almas-Dietrich, Munich, sent to the Reich Chancellery, Berlin: 'Sonderauftrag Linz' (Special order Linz)
  • on permanent loan from the federal republic of Germany
    [Ausst.-Kat. Bremen 2009, No. 5]

Exhibitions

  • Nuremberg 1983, No. 557
  • Münster 1985, No. 60
  • Bremen 2009, No. 4

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Bremen 2009 4
EditorRainer Stamm
TitleLucas Cranach der Schnellste
Place of PublicationBremen
Year of Publication2009
Beyer 2002 124
AuthorAndreas Beyer
TitleDas Porträt in der Malerei
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication2002
Cat. Münster 1990 464-466 230
AuthorPaul Pieper
TitleDie deutschen, niederländischen und italienischen Tafelbilder bis um 1530
SeriesWestfälisches Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte Münster Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe - Bestandskataloge
Place of PublicationMünster
Issue2nd edition
Year of Publication1990
Cat. Münster 1986 106
AuthorKlaus Bußmann, Angelika Lorenz
TitleWestfälisches Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte Münster. Auswahlkatalog
Place of PublicationMünster
Year of Publication1986
Exhib. Cat. Münster 1985 60
AuthorJochen Luckardt
TitleHeinrich Aldegrever und die Bildnisse der Wiedertäufer [Westfälische Landesmuseum Münster]
Place of PublicationMünster
Year of Publication1985
Exhib. Cat. Nuremberg 1983 411 557
EditorGerhard Bott
TitleMartin Luther und die Reformation in Deutschland. Ausstellung zum 500. Geburtstag Martin Luthers
Place of PublicationFrankfurt a. M.
Year of Publication1983
Luther 1979
AuthorGisela Luther
TitleLucas Cranach d. Ä. Martin Luther und Katharina von Bora, um 1526 ( April 1979)
SeriesWestfälisches Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte Münster. Das Kunstwerk des Monats
VolumeApril
Place of PublicationMünster
Year of Publication1979
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Technical studies

Date2018 - 2021

Support

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Condition Reports

Date2018 - 2021

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  • examined by Wibke Ottweiler

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