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Oil Painting Artist::. CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
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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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Portrait of a Man dfg
1515
Oil on panel
Staatliche Museen, Berlin
Painting ID:: 6263
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Portrait_of_a_Man_dfg
1515
Oil on panel
Staatliche Museen, Berlin
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A Prince of Saxony dfg
1517
Wood
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Painting ID:: 6264
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A_Prince_of_Saxony_dfg
1517
Wood
National Gallery of Art, Washington
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A Princess of Saxony dfg
1517
Wood
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Painting ID:: 6265
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A_Princess_of_Saxony_dfg
1517
Wood
National Gallery of Art, Washington
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Portrait of a Saxon Prince dg
Panel, 26 x 19 cm
Mus??e de la Ville, Reims
Painting ID:: 6266
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Portrait_of_a_Saxon_Prince__dg
Panel, 26 x 19 cm
Mus??e de la Ville, Reims
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Portrait of Frau Reuss dgg
Panel
Staatliche Museen, Berlin
Painting ID:: 6267
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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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