(Altenburg 1587–1667 Weimar)

Portrait of a young lady, probably Salome.

Oil on panel.

Monogrammed upper right: HVK (later addition).

23 × 19.2 cm.

Expertise: Dr. Joachim Jacoby, 15.3.2002.

Provenance:
- Collection of Contesse Behague, Paris.
- Der Veste, collection Coburg.
- Koening collection, Harlem, circa 1930.
- Swiss private collection.

Literature:
Joachim Jacoby: Der Monogrammist CR, in: Niederländische Beiträge zur Kunstgeschichte, 2002, ill. 11.1.

Dr. Michael Hofbauer points out that our painting was probably originally designed as Salome with the head of John the Baptist, dating back to Lucas Cranach's composition in the Schlossmuseum Schloss Friedenstein in Gotha (Inv. No. SG 303). The lower part of our painting was probably auctioned at the Scheublein Auction House in 2017. We thank Dr. Hofbauer for his advise.