CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
(b. 1472, Kronach, d. 1553, Weimar)

Portrait of a Bearded Man

1527
Oil and tempera on red beechwood, 28 x 35 cm
Museum zu Allerheiligen, Schaffhausen

The unusual horizontal format came about because the panel has been cut off at the bottom. Originally it must have been at least a half-length portrait. Formerly it was thought to be a self-portrait though it is not the case.