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Rudolf, III., Sachsen, Herzog

Record IDcnp01170781

URIhttp://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cnp01170781

Biographical Data1388 - 1419

Last Edit2024-02-08

General Note

Herzog von Sachsen-Wittenberg; Kurfürst

More Information

Further Biographical Data1388-1419. Todesjahr abweichend 1422

Title of NobilityHerzog (gnd)

ActivityAdel (gnd)

Kurfürst (gnd)

CountryDeutschland

Geographic NoteDE (iso3166)

Names

HeadingRudolf, III., Sachsen, Herzog
used in: Integrated Authority File (GND), Germany

Variant NameRudolf, von Sachsen

Rudolf, von Sachsen-Wittenberg

Sachsen, Rudolf ¬von¬

Sources

Found inNDB/ADB-online

:Rudolf III., Elector, son of Wenzeslaus, died 1419

The portraits by Cranach the Younger have a uniform blue background and a cast-shadow to one side of the sitter. As such they stand out from the other works in the series. Furthermore all 48 images are painted on canvas and not paper. They were later laminated onto wood and in isolated cases cardboard. The very uniform appearance of the reverse of all the portraits belonging to the series suggests that they were attached to the auxiliary support after entering the Ambras collection.

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

[Lucas Cranach the Younger / http://lucascranach.org/AT_KHM_GG4790 -- Public domain -- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rudolf III Kurfürst von Sachsen (AT KHM GG4790).jpg]