Live Auction 5430Old Master & British Pictures
Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lot 11

Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

Portrait of Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560), half-length, in a black cloak with fur trim, holding a book

Closed23 April 2008

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GBP 3,500

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Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder
Portrait of Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560), half-length, in a black cloak with fur trim, holding a book
with extensive inscriptions (upper centre, lower centre, and on the book)
oil on panel, unframed
15 x 11 in. (38.2 x 28 cm.)

Specialist note

Philipp Melanchthon was a German professor and theologian, a key leader of the Lutheran Reformation, and a friend and associate of Martin Luther.