Johann Friedrich the Magnanimious (1503-1554), Elector of Saxony

Johann Friedrich the Magnanimious (1503-1554), Elector of Saxony

Title

Johann Friedrich the Magnanimious (1503-1554), Elector of Saxony

[Rijksmuseum Twenthe, revised 2014]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 336]

Half-length portrait of Johann Friedrich against a blue background, facing left. The elector is bare-headed and wears a fur-trimmed cloak over a shirt with a decorated collar and a black robe.

[Görres, cda 2015]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Rijksmuseum Twenthe, revised 2014]

Production dates
about 1532
about 1535

Production dates

about 1532

[Rijksmuseum Twenthe, revised 2014]

about 1535

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 336]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 50 x 24 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 50 x 24 cm

  • [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 336]

Signature / Dating

none

Owner
Rijksmuseum Twenthe, Enschede
Repository
Rijksmuseum Twenthe, Enschede
Location
Enschede
CDA ID
NL_RMTE_0021
FR (1978) Nr.
FR336
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/NL_RMTE_0021/

Provenance

  • before 1932 in Schloss Bückeburg, Niedersachsen, in the collection of Prinz Schaumburg-Lippe
  • 1933 Amsterdam, J. Goudstikker
  • Enschede, Rijksmuseum Twenthe
    [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 336]

Exhibitions

Enschede 1983, No. 3
Kronach 1994, No. 181
Ghent 1999, No. 154

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Ghent 1999 268 154 on p. 269
AuthorHugo van de Wiele, Johan Soly
TitleCarolus. Charles Quint 1500-1558 [Ghent, Kunsthal De Sint-Pietersabdij]
Place of PublicationGhent
Year of Publication1999
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Exhib. Cat. Kronach 1994 356-357 181 Fig.181
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. Enschede 1983 9 3
EditingLydie van Dijk
TitleWat 'n portret: portretten in de loop der tijd [Enschede, Rijksmuseum Twenthe]
Place of PublicationEnschede
Year of Publication1983
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 336
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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Cat. Enschede 1976 66
EditorO. ter Kuile
TitleCatalogus van de schilderijen
Place of PublicationEnschede
Year of Publication1976
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van Heek 1933 4 p. 5
AuthorJ. H. van Heek
TitleLucas Cranach de Oudere 1472-1553
Place of PublicationEnschede
Year of Publication1933
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 270
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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Heyck 1908 111 91
AuthorEduard Heyck
TitleLukas Cranach
SeriesKünstlermonographien
Volume95
Place of PublicationBielefeld
Year of Publication1908
Link https://archive.org/details/lukascranach01heycgoog
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