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Portrait of Duke Henry of Saxony

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Creator	Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553
Title	Portrait of Duke Henry of Saxony
Date	ca.1537
Date Destroyed or Lost	1945
Nationality	German
Medium	Limewood
Object Dimensions	208 x 89 cm
Former Inventory Number	Inv Nr. 1915
Circumstances of Destruction or Loss	Destroyed February 13-14 during three allied bombing raids on Dresden or in subsequent fires.
Notes	Figure identified in inscription as Henry Duke of Saxony, Count of Doringenn: Magrave of Meissen: 1537. For additional information see: Bernhard, Marianne, and Klaus P. Rogner. 1965. Verlorene Werke der Malerei; in Deutschland in der Zeit von 1939 bis 1945 zerstörte und verschollene Gemalde aus Museen und Galerien. Munchen: F.A. Ackermann, p.96.
Subjects	World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Germany World War, 1939-1945--Art and the War Art treasures in war Gemäldegalerie (Dresden, Germany) Armor Figures -- Male Crests Portraits -- Male Heraldry
Source	Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Library Photo Archive, 225 South Street, Williamstown MA, 01267
Form-Genre	Painting
Collection	Lost Art
Local Item Type	Unlabeled clipping
CONTENTdm number	481