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 The Judgment of Paris oil painting


The Judgment of Paris
mk161 Tempera and oil on wood 40x28
Painting ID::  41317
CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
The Judgment of Paris
mk161 Tempera and oil on wood 40x28
   
   
     

CRANACH, Lucas the Elder Nymph of the Spring oil painting


Nymph of the Spring
mk161 Oil on panel 6x8
Painting ID::  41318
CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
Nymph of the Spring
mk161 Oil on panel 6x8
   
   
     

CRANACH, Lucas the Elder Saints Genevieve and Apollonia oil painting


Saints Genevieve and Apollonia
mk170 1506 Oil on lime 120.5x63cm
Painting ID::  42956
CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
Saints Genevieve and Apollonia
mk170 1506 Oil on lime 120.5x63cm
   
   
     

CRANACH, Lucas the Elder Venus and Cupid oil painting


Venus and Cupid
mk170 circa 1530 oil on wood 82.1x55.8cm
Painting ID::  42957
CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
Venus and Cupid
mk170 circa 1530 oil on wood 82.1x55.8cm
   
   
     

CRANACH, Lucas the Elder Portrait of Johann Friedrich the Magnanimous at the Age of Six oil painting


Portrait of Johann Friedrich the Magnanimous at the Age of Six
mk170 date 1509 Oil on wood 42x31.2cm
Painting ID::  42958
CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
Portrait of Johann Friedrich the Magnanimous at the Age of Six
mk170 date 1509 Oil on wood 42x31.2cm
   
   
     

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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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