Artwork
Portrait of Philipp Melanchthon
Portrait of Philipp Melanchthon is a paint painting by the Northern Renaissance artist Lucas Cranach the Elder. It dates from 1532 and is held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The painting portrays the humanist scholar Philipp Melanchthon, rendered by Lucas Cranach the Elder in 1532. It was created on a beech wood panel and measures 20.5 cm by 14.5 cm. Depicted within the Bavarian State Painting Collections at the Alte Pinakothek, the work functions as a representative portrait of the Renaissance intellectual, embodying the scholarly and reformist ideals of the period.
Technique & Style
The work is executed in paint on a beech wood panel, measuring 20.5 cm by 14.5 cm. It portrays the humanist scholar Philipp Melanchthon and belongs to the portrait genre within the corpus of works by Lucas Cranach the Elder. The painting is part of the Bavarian State Painting Collections and is housed in the Alte Pinakothek.
History & Provenance
It entered the holdings of the Bavarian State Painting Collections and is held at the Alte Pinakothek, where it remains part of the institution's collection.
The portrait of Philipp Melanchthon was created by Lucas Cranach the Elder in 1532, executed in paint on a beech wood panel. It entered the holdings of the Bavarian State Painting Collections and is held at the Alte Pinakothek, where it remains part of the institution's collection. The work was produced during Cranach the Elder's mature period, when he produced a series of portraits of Reformation-era figures including Melanchthon.
Overview
This portrait, painted in 1532 by Lucas Cranach the Elder, is a representation of Philipp Melanchthon. It is a work in paint, held at the Alte Pinakothek.
Artist & collection
Artist
Lucas Cranach the Elder was a German Renaissance painter and printmaker in woodcut and engraving.
