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At the upper left and right are two coats of arms, signed under the left-hand shield with Cranach's device.
Inscriptions on the reverse of the panel identify the sitter as Franz von Sickingen or, alternatively, a member of the Luther family. The left-hand coat of arms, however, is that of Johann Feige, Chancellor of Hesse (1482? - 1543). As the sitter seems to be older than 45 years which biographical information suggests, another member of the Feige family may be shown.
Inscriptions on the reverse of the panel identify the sitter as Franz von Sickingen or, alternatively, a member of the Luther family. The left-hand coat of arms, however, is that of Johann Feige, Chancellor of Hesse (1482? - 1543). As the sitter seems to be older than 45 years which biographical information suggests, another member of the Feige family may be shown.
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