Salome is depicted as a seated half-length figure against a dark neutral backdrop, facing to her right. She is wearing contemporary courtly attire, consisting of a red velvet dress with puffed white sleeves and a fur-trimmed cloak, embroidered with elaborate brocade decoration. Her hair is pinned up and covered with
Salome is depicted as a seated half-length figure against a dark neutral backdrop, facing to her right. She is wearing contemporary courtly attire, consisting of a red velvet dress with puffed white sleeves and a fur-trimmed cloak, embroidered with elaborate brocade decoration. Her hair is pinned up and covered with a soft velvet fur-lined hat. Her outfit is completed with a large-linked gold chain and a necklace set with precious stones. She holds the head of St John the Baptist in front of her on a plate at an acute angle and presents it to the viewer.
[cda 2021]
- Attributions
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Copy after Lucas Cranach the Elder
Hans Kemmer
Attributions
| Copy after Lucas Cranach the Elder | ['or copy after Hans Kemmer', cda 2022] |
| Hans Kemmer | [Exhib. Cat. Lübeck 2021, no. 35] [Emmendörffer 1997, 41] |
| Hans Krell | [Auct. Cat. Vienna 1994, no. 151] |
- Production date
- 1520 or later
Production date
| 1520 or later | [dated, possibly not genuine] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 58 x 51 cm
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 58 x 51 cm
[Emmendörffer 1997, 42]
- Signature / Dating
Artist's monogram in the lower left quarter at the edge of the dish: 'HK' (linked) and dated '1520' (possibly not genuine)
Signature / Dating
Artist's monogram in the lower left quarter at the edge of the dish: 'HK' (linked) and dated '1520' (possibly not genuine)
- Owner
- Private Collection
- Repository
- Private Collection
- CDA ID
- PRIVATE_NONE-P485
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR-none
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P485/
