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Portrait of Magdalena of Saxony, Wife of Elector Joachim II of Brandenburg
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oil paint (paint)41 × 59 Cm
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As court painter to the electors of Saxony, Lucas Cranach the Elder developed a portrait style that catered to his patrons’ concern with dynastic continuity by emphasizing their princely status through careful depictions of their sumptuous garb and lavish jewelry. The artist’s attention to such details enabled the identification of this sitter: a signet ring in a companion portrait of her husband in the Philadelphia Museum of Art reveals her to be the Saxon princess Magdalena. A watercolor showing Magdalena in the same richly patterned dress suggests that Cranach made this portrait during his visit to Berlin around 1529.
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| Medium | oil paint (paint) |
| Dimensions | 41 × 59 Cm |
| Tags | portraits: female subjectfashionfeathersfemalehatsjewelrynobilityportraitportraits: European subjectportraits: German subject |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
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Chain of custody, exhibitions, and verification milestones synced from the provenance service.
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H. E. von Berlepsch and Fr. Weysser, Katalog der Sammlung Bu-chner in Bamberg, Bamberg, 1891, p. 81, no. 831
H. E. von Berlepsch and Fr. Weysser, Katalog der Sammlung Bu-chner in Bamberg, Bamberg, 1891, p. 81, no. 831 (ill.).
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sold, Bamberg, Sept....
sold, Bamberg, Sept. 11 or following, 1865, no. 8, to Buchner, Bamberg, with a portrait now identiable as the sitter’s husband Joachim II of Brandenburg [Frimmell 1891]
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it is now in the Philadelphia Museum of Art].
it is now in the Philadelphia Museum of Art].
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Theodor Frimmel, Kleine Galeriestudien, Bamberg, 1891, p. 94.
Theodor Frimmel, Kleine Galeriestudien, Bamberg, 1891, p. 94.
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sold, Lepke, Berlin, June 3 or following, 1891, no....
sold, Lepke, Berlin, June 3 or following, 1891, no. 831. Ament collection, Bamberg
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Gustav Fincke, Bamberg
Gustav Fincke, Bamberg
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sold, Lempertz, Cologne, Apr....
sold, Lempertz, Cologne, Apr. 28–29, 1896, no. 35, to Sedelmeyer, for 2650 marks [According to a copy of the Schönlank sale catalogue in the R.K.D., The Hague, annotated by Abraham Bredius, who characterized both portraits as old copies. At this sale, the male portrait went to Knoedler’s, New York
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Martha Wolff in Martha Wolff et al., Northern European and Spanish Paintings before 1600 in the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 2008, pp. 349-53, ill.
Martha Wolff in Martha Wolff et al., Northern European and Spanish Paintings before 1600 in the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 2008, pp. 349-53, ill.
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Ian War-dropper, “Between Art and Nature: Jewelry in the Renaissance,” Museum Studies 25, 2
Ian War-dropper, “Between Art and Nature: Jewelry in the Renaissance,” Museum Studies 25, 2 (2000), p. 7, fig. 1.
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Masterpieces in The Art Institute of Chicago, 1952, n.pag.
The Art Institute of Chicago, Masterpieces in The Art Institute of Chicago, 1952, n.pag. (ill.).
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exhibition
Chicago, Lackritz Jewelers, 1952 (no cat.).
Chicago, Lackritz Jewelers, 1952 (no cat.).
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E. H[einrich] Zimmermann, “Be-iträge zur Ikonographie Cranachscher Bildnisse,” Zeitschrift des deutschen Vereins für Kunstwissenschaft 9
E. H[einrich] Zimmermann, “Be-iträge zur Ikonographie Cranachscher Bildnisse,” Zeitschrift des deutschen Vereins für Kunstwissenschaft 9 (1942), pp. 42–50, fig. 17.
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be-queathed to the AIC, 1938.
be-queathed to the AIC, 1938.
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Max J. Friedländer and Jakob Rosenberg, Die Gemälde von Lucas Cranach, Berlin, 1932, p. 77, under no. 263; rev. Eng. ed., 1978, p. 133, no. 327, fig. 327.
Max J. Friedländer and Jakob Rosenberg, Die Gemälde von Lucas Cranach, Berlin, 1932, p. 77, under no. 263; rev. Eng. ed., 1978, p. 133, no. 327, fig. 327.
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Robert Allerton Parker, “The Revaluation of Lucas Cranach,” International Studio 87, 361
Robert Allerton Parker, “The Revaluation of Lucas Cranach,” International Studio 87, 361 (1927), p. 23 (ill.).
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Registrar’s records also list Countess Miranda as a former owner of the picture, although the basis for this is unclear]....
Registrar’s records also list Countess Miranda as a former owner of the picture, although the basis for this is unclear]. J. Vigouroux, New York [according to registrar’s records]. Kate S. Buckingham (d. 1938), Chicago, by 1924 [according to a shipping order dated Dec. 1, 1924, Art Institute Ar-chives]
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exhibition
San Francisco Museum of Art, Paintings by Old Masters, 1920, no. 56, as Sibille of Cleves.
San Francisco Museum of Art, Paintings by Old Masters, 1920, no. 56, as Sibille of Cleves.
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Salomon Reinach, Répertoire de pein-tures du moyen âge et de la renaissance
Salomon Reinach, Répertoire de pein-tures du moyen âge et de la renaissance (1280–1560), vol. 2, Paris, 1907, p. 377, no. 2 (ill.).
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Galerie Se-delmeyer, Illustrated Catalogue of the Sixth Series of 100 Paintings by Old Masters . . . being a portion of the Sedelmeyer Gallery. . . ., Paris, 1900, p. 14, no. 7
Galerie Se-delmeyer, Illustrated Catalogue of the Sixth Series of 100 Paintings by Old Masters . . . being a portion of the Sedelmeyer Gallery. . . ., Paris, 1900, p. 14, no. 7 (ill.).
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Galerie Sedelmeyer, Paris, from 1896 to at least 1900 [see Galerie Sedelmeyer 1900]....
Galerie Sedelmeyer, Paris, from 1896 to at least 1900 [see Galerie Sedelmeyer 1900]. Demotte Galleries, New York, by 1920 [See San Francisco 1920
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Günther Schuhmann, Die Markgrafen von Brandenburg-Ansbach: Eine Bilddokumentation zur Geschichte der Hohenzollern in Franken, Ansbach, 1980, p. 87
Günther Schuhmann, Die Markgrafen von Brandenburg-Ansbach: Eine Bilddokumentation zur Geschichte der Hohenzollern in Franken, Ansbach, 1980, p. 87 (ill.).
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Dieter Koepplin and Tilman Falk, Lukas Cranach: Gemälde, Zeichnungen, Druck-graphik, vol. 1, exh. cat., Kunstmuseum Basel, 1974, pp. 291, 751 n. 83, under no. 169.
Dieter Koepplin and Tilman Falk, Lukas Cranach: Gemälde, Zeichnungen, Druck-graphik, vol. 1, exh. cat., Kunstmuseum Basel, 1974, pp. 291, 751 n. 83, under no. 169.
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Eva Bukolská, “A Portrait of Hedwig of Brandenburg-Ansbach,” Museum Studies 5
Eva Bukolská, “A Portrait of Hedwig of Brandenburg-Ansbach,” Museum Studies 5 (1970), pp. 31–37, fig. 1.
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Helmut Börsch-Supan, Die Gemälde im Jagdschloß Grunewald, Berlin, 1964, pp. 44, 47.
Helmut Börsch-Supan, Die Gemälde im Jagdschloß Grunewald, Berlin, 1964, pp. 44, 47.
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings in The Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection, 1961, p. 109.
The Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings in The Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection, 1961, p. 109.
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sold, Bangel, Frankfurt, Apr....
sold, Bangel, Frankfurt, Apr. 9, 1894, no. 109. Alexis Schönlank, Berlin
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