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 Trinity  dsg oil painting


The Trinity dsg
Oil on wood Museum der Bildenden K??nste, Leipzig
Painting ID::  6252
CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
The Trinity dsg
Oil on wood Museum der Bildenden K??nste, Leipzig
   
   
     

CRANACH, Lucas the Elder The Mystic Marriage of St Catherine (detail) fhg oil painting


The Mystic Marriage of St Catherine (detail) fhg
c. 1516 Panel, 67,5 x 47,3 cm (full painting) Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Painting ID::  6253
CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
The Mystic Marriage of St Catherine (detail) fhg
c. 1516 Panel, 67,5 x 47,3 cm (full painting) Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
   
   
     

CRANACH, Lucas the Elder The Annunciation to Joachim rrt oil painting


The Annunciation to Joachim rrt
1516-18 Oil on panel, 60,5 x 51 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Painting ID::  6254
CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
The Annunciation to Joachim rrt
1516-18 Oil on panel, 60,5 x 51 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
   
   
     

CRANACH, Lucas the Elder Virgin and Child (detail) hhgr oil painting


Virgin and Child (detail) hhgr
1525-30 Oil on canvas transferred from panel The Hermitage, St. Petersburg
Painting ID::  6256
CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
Virgin and Child (detail) hhgr
1525-30 Oil on canvas transferred from panel The Hermitage, St. Petersburg
   
   
     

CRANACH, Lucas the Elder Madonna and Child fgd142 oil painting


Madonna and Child fgd142
Wood, 60 x 42 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich
Painting ID::  6257
CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
Madonna and Child fgd142
Wood, 60 x 42 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich
   
   
     

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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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