CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
German painter (b. 1472, Kronach, d. 1553, Weimar). German painter and engraver. The son of a painter, he settled in Wittenberg c.1504 and was court painter successively under three electors of Saxony. There he maintained a flourishing workshop and was twice burgomaster. Cranach was a close friend of Martin Luther, whose doctrine he upheld in numerous paintings and woodcuts, and he has been called the painter of the Reformation. He was a rapid and prolific painter, and the work turned out by his studio is uneven in quality. Naïve and fanciful, often awkward in draftsmanship, it has, nonetheless, freshness and originality and a warm, rich palette. His portraits are particularly successful. Among his best-known works are Repose in Egypt (Gemäldgalerie, Staatliche Mus., Berlin-Dahlem); Judgment of Paris (Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe); Adam and Eve (Courtauld Inst., London); and Crucifixion (Weimar). The latter contains figures of Luther and Cranach. His many famous protraits include those of Elector John Frederick and Self-Portrait (Uffizi). Cranach was also an accomplished miniaturist. He produced a few copperplates and designs for woodcuts. His son and pupil Lucas Cranach, the Younger, 1515C86,

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CRANACH, Lucas the Elder Self-Portrait in61 oil painting


Self-Portrait in61
1550 Oil on wood, 64 x 49 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Painting ID::  6288
CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
Self-Portrait in61
1550 Oil on wood, 64 x 49 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
   
   
     

CRANACH, Lucas the Elder The Fountain of Youth dfg oil painting


The Fountain of Youth dfg
1546 Lime panel, 122,5 x 186,5 cm Staatliche Museen, Berlin
Painting ID::  6289
CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
The Fountain of Youth dfg
1546 Lime panel, 122,5 x 186,5 cm Staatliche Museen, Berlin
   
   
     

CRANACH, Lucas the Elder The Fountain of Youth (detail) dfg oil painting


The Fountain of Youth (detail) dfg
1546 Lime panel Staatliche Museen, Berlin
Painting ID::  6290
CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
The Fountain of Youth (detail) dfg
1546 Lime panel Staatliche Museen, Berlin
   
   
     

CRANACH, Lucas the Elder The Fountain of Youth (detail) sd oil painting


The Fountain of Youth (detail) sd
1546 Lime panel Staatliche Museen, Berlin
Painting ID::  6291
CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
The Fountain of Youth (detail) sd
1546 Lime panel Staatliche Museen, Berlin
   
   
     

CRANACH, Lucas the Elder The Fountain of Youth (detail)  215 oil painting


The Fountain of Youth (detail) 215
1546 Lime panel Staatliche Museen, Berlin
Painting ID::  6292
CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
The Fountain of Youth (detail) 215
1546 Lime panel Staatliche Museen, Berlin
   
   
     

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     CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
     German painter (b. 1472, Kronach, d. 1553, Weimar). German painter and engraver. The son of a painter, he settled in Wittenberg c.1504 and was court painter successively under three electors of Saxony. There he maintained a flourishing workshop and was twice burgomaster. Cranach was a close friend of Martin Luther, whose doctrine he upheld in numerous paintings and woodcuts, and he has been called the painter of the Reformation. He was a rapid and prolific painter, and the work turned out by his studio is uneven in quality. Naïve and fanciful, often awkward in draftsmanship, it has, nonetheless, freshness and originality and a warm, rich palette. His portraits are particularly successful. Among his best-known works are Repose in Egypt (Gemäldgalerie, Staatliche Mus., Berlin-Dahlem); Judgment of Paris (Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe); Adam and Eve (Courtauld Inst., London); and Crucifixion (Weimar). The latter contains figures of Luther and Cranach. His many famous protraits include those of Elector John Frederick and Self-Portrait (Uffizi). Cranach was also an accomplished miniaturist. He produced a few copperplates and designs for woodcuts. His son and pupil Lucas Cranach, the Younger, 1515C86,

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