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 Martyrdom of St Catherine (detail) sdf oil painting


The Martyrdom of St Catherine (detail) sdf
1504-05 Wood, 112 x 95 cm (full painting) Collection of the Reformed Church, Budapest
Painting ID::  6247
CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
The Martyrdom of St Catherine (detail) sdf
1504-05 Wood, 112 x 95 cm (full painting) Collection of the Reformed Church, Budapest
   
   
     

CRANACH, Lucas the Elder The Martyrdom of St Catherine fd oil painting


The Martyrdom of St Catherine fd
1506 Lime-tree, 126 x 139,5 cm Gemäldegalerie, Dresden
Painting ID::  6248
CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
The Martyrdom of St Catherine fd
1506 Lime-tree, 126 x 139,5 cm Gemäldegalerie, Dresden
   
   
     

CRANACH, Lucas the Elder Housealtar of Count William II of Hessen dfg oil painting


Housealtar of Count William II of Hessen dfg
c. 1508 Panel Staatliche Museen, Kassel
Painting ID::  6249
CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
Housealtar of Count William II of Hessen dfg
c. 1508 Panel Staatliche Museen, Kassel
   
   
     

CRANACH, Lucas the Elder Altarpiece of the Holy Family dsf oil painting


Altarpiece of the Holy Family dsf
1509 Oil on panel, 120 x 99 cm (central panel), 120 x 43,5 cm (each wing) Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt
Painting ID::  6250
CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
Altarpiece of the Holy Family dsf
1509 Oil on panel, 120 x 99 cm (central panel), 120 x 43,5 cm (each wing) Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt
   
   
     

CRANACH, Lucas the Elder Trinity cfgh oil painting


Trinity cfgh
1515-18 Panel Kunsthalle, Bremen
Painting ID::  6251
CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
Trinity cfgh
1515-18 Panel Kunsthalle, Bremen
   
   
     

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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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