Lucas Cranach the Elder 1472–1553
Portrait of Sigmund Kingsfelt
Details
Artist
Lucas Cranach the Elder 1472–1553
Title
Portrait of Sigmund Kingsfelt
Date
About 1530
Medium
Oil on wood panel
Dimensions
h x w: 375 x 256 mm
Reference
CVCSC:0191.N
Collection
Status
On Display
Lucas Cranach the Elder ran a large workshop in Vienna before he was appointed court painter by Duke Frederick the Wise in Wittenberg, the capital of Saxony. He was granted his own coat-of-arms which included the winged serpent that became his signature, as can be seen on the left of this panel. The portrait shows the German knight, Riter, Sigmund Kingsfelt. He wears a simple dress adorned with a heavy gold chain.
Lucas Cranach the Elder Portrait of Sigmund Kingsfelt About 1530 © Compton Verney