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 Portrait of a Man dfg oil painting


Portrait of a Man dfg
1515 Oil on panel Staatliche Museen, Berlin
Painting ID::  6263
CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
Portrait of a Man dfg
1515 Oil on panel Staatliche Museen, Berlin
   
   
     

CRANACH, Lucas the Elder A Prince of Saxony dfg oil painting


A Prince of Saxony dfg
1517 Wood National Gallery of Art, Washington
Painting ID::  6264
CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
A Prince of Saxony dfg
1517 Wood National Gallery of Art, Washington
   
   
     

CRANACH, Lucas the Elder A Princess of Saxony dfg oil painting


A Princess of Saxony dfg
1517 Wood National Gallery of Art, Washington
Painting ID::  6265
CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
A Princess of Saxony dfg
1517 Wood National Gallery of Art, Washington
   
   
     

CRANACH, Lucas the Elder Portrait of a Saxon Prince  dg oil painting


Portrait of a Saxon Prince dg
Panel, 26 x 19 cm Mus??e de la Ville, Reims
Painting ID::  6266
CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
Portrait of a Saxon Prince dg
Panel, 26 x 19 cm Mus??e de la Ville, Reims
   
   
     

CRANACH, Lucas the Elder Portrait of Frau Reuss dgg oil painting


Portrait of Frau Reuss dgg
Panel Staatliche Museen, Berlin
Painting ID::  6267
CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
Portrait of Frau Reuss dgg
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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