Lucas Cranach

Kronach 1472-Weimar 1553 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,
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Lucas Cranach Salome oil


Salome
Painting ID::  86430 		Salome
Date c. 1530(1530) Medium Oil on poplar Dimensions Height: 87 cm (34.3 in). Width: 58 cm (22.8 in). cjr
   
   
     
Lucas Cranach The Rest on The Flight into Egypt oil


The Rest on The Flight into Egypt
Painting ID::  86808 		The Rest on The Flight into Egypt
Date 1504(1504) Medium Oil on wood Dimensions 70,7 x 53 cm cjr
   
   
     
Lucas Cranach Portrait of a woman oil


Portrait of a woman
Painting ID::  87489 		Portrait of a woman
1526(1526) Medium Oil on wood cyf
1526(1526) _ Medium_Oil_on_wood _ cyf
   
   
     
Lucas Cranach Venus Standing in a Landscape oil


Venus Standing in a Landscape
Painting ID::  87496 		Venus Standing in a Landscape
1529(1529) Medium Oil on wood cyf
1529(1529) _ Medium_Oil_on_wood _ cyf
   
   
     
Lucas Cranach Venus and Cupid with a Honeycomb oil


Venus and Cupid with a Honeycomb
Painting ID::  87604 		Venus and Cupid with a Honeycomb
Date c. 1531(1531) Medium Oil on wood Dimensions Height: 169 cm (66.5 in). Width: 67 cm (26.4 in). cjr
   
   
     
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     Kronach 1472-Weimar 1553 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,

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