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Lucas Cranach the Elder
b. 1472, Kronach, d. 1553, Weimar. German painter and printmaker. He took his name from the town of his birth. Little is known about his early life or training. In Vienna (c. 1501 ?C 04) he painted some notable portraits and landscapes characteristic of the Danube school. From 1505 to 1550 he was court painter in Wittenberg, where he achieved great success and wealth painting portraits, mythological subjects, and altarpieces for Protestant and Catholic churches. He attracted so many young artists to Wittenberg that the town became an art centre. A friend of Martin Luther, Cranach became known as the chief pictorial propagandist of the Protestant cause in Germany. He produced numerous engravings and more than 100 woodcuts, notably for the first German edition of the New Testament (1522). After his death, his style was perpetuated by his son, Lucas the Younger (1515 C 86).
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The Judgment of Paris
The Judgment of Paris, oil on panel painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder, c. 1512-14, Kimbell Art Museum.
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Painting ID:: 77879
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The_Judgment_of_Paris
The Judgment of Paris, oil on panel painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder, c. 1512-14, Kimbell Art Museum.
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The Judgment of Paris
oil on panel painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder, c. 1512-14, Kimbell Art Museum
Date c. 1512-14
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Painting ID:: 81177
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The_Judgment_of_Paris
oil on panel painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder, c. 1512-14, Kimbell Art Museum
Date c. 1512-14
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Portrait of Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg
Oil on canvas.1526
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Painting ID:: 89072
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Portrait_of_Cardinal_Albrecht_of_Brandenburg
Oil on canvas.1526
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Portrat des Johann Friedrich, Kurfurst von Sachsen
1531(1531)
Medium oil on panel
Dimensions 51 x 37 cm (20.1 x 14.6 in)
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Painting ID:: 89717
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Portrat_des_Johann_Friedrich,_Kurfurst_von_Sachsen
1531(1531)
Medium oil on panel
Dimensions 51 x 37 cm (20.1 x 14.6 in)
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Portrait of a girl with forget-me-nots.
1526(1526)
Medium tempera and oil on panel
Dimensions 34.9 x 23.8 cm (13.7 x 9.4 in)
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Painting ID:: 90094
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Portrait_of_a_girl_with_forget-me-nots.
1526(1526)
Medium tempera and oil on panel
Dimensions 34.9 x 23.8 cm (13.7 x 9.4 in)
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Lucas_Cranach_the_Elder
b. 1472, Kronach, d. 1553, Weimar. German painter and printmaker. He took his name from the town of his birth. Little is known about his early life or training. In Vienna (c. 1501 ?C 04) he painted some notable portraits and landscapes characteristic of the Danube school. From 1505 to 1550 he was court painter in Wittenberg, where he achieved great success and wealth painting portraits, mythological subjects, and altarpieces for Protestant and Catholic churches. He attracted so many young artists to Wittenberg that the town became an art centre. A friend of Martin Luther, Cranach became known as the chief pictorial propagandist of the Protestant cause in Germany. He produced numerous engravings and more than 100 woodcuts, notably for the first German edition of the New Testament (1522). After his death, his style was perpetuated by his son, Lucas the Younger (1515 C 86).
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