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 Venus (nn03) oil painting


Venus (nn03)
1532 Oil on panel 37 x 25 cm 14 1/2 9 7/8 in Stadelsches Kunstinstitut Frankfurt
Painting ID::  23280
CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
Venus (nn03)
1532 Oil on panel 37 x 25 cm 14 1/2 9 7/8 in Stadelsches Kunstinstitut Frankfurt
   
   
     

CRANACH, Lucas the Elder Rest on the Flight to Egypt oil painting


Rest on the Flight to Egypt
mk86 1504 Oil tempera on wood 69x51cm Berlin
Painting ID::  33526
CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
Rest on the Flight to Egypt
mk86 1504 Oil tempera on wood 69x51cm Berlin
   
   
     

CRANACH, Lucas the Elder Hercules and Omphale oil painting


Hercules and Omphale
mk86 1537 Oil tempera on wood 82x119cm Braunschweig,Herzog-Anton-Ulrich-Museum
Painting ID::  33527
CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
Hercules and Omphale
mk86 1537 Oil tempera on wood 82x119cm Braunschweig,Herzog-Anton-Ulrich-Museum
   
   
     

CRANACH, Lucas the Elder The Fountain of Youth oil painting


The Fountain of Youth
mk86 1546 Oil on wood 121x184cm Berlin,Gemaldegalerie,Staatliche Museen zu Berlin-Preubisher Kulturbesitz
Painting ID::  33528
CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
The Fountain of Youth
mk86 1546 Oil on wood 121x184cm Berlin,Gemaldegalerie,Staatliche Museen zu Berlin-Preubisher Kulturbesitz
   
   
     

CRANACH, Lucas the Elder Fountain of Youth oil painting


Fountain of Youth
mk156 1546 Oil on lime panel 122.5x186.5cm
Painting ID::  40369
CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
Fountain of Youth
mk156 1546 Oil on lime panel 122.5x186.5cm
   
   
     

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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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