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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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Madonna
Painting ID::  70463
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Medium Oil on wood Dimensions Expression error: Missing operand for *60 ?? 42 cm

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Lucas Cranach Melancholie oil painting artist


Lucas Cranach Melancholie oil painting artist

Melancholie
Painting ID::  70539
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Medium Oil on wood Dimensions Deutsch: 51 ?? 97 cm

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Lucas Cranach Herakles bei Omphale oil painting artist


Lucas Cranach Herakles bei Omphale oil painting artist

Herakles bei Omphale
Painting ID::  70719
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Date 1537(1537) Medium Oil on wood

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Lucas Cranach Portrat des Kardinal Albrecht von Brandenburg als Hl Hieronymus im Grunen oil painting artist


Lucas Cranach Portrat des Kardinal Albrecht von Brandenburg als Hl Hieronymus im Grunen oil painting artist

Portrat des Kardinal Albrecht von Brandenburg als Hl Hieronymus im Grunen
Painting ID::  71507
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Date 1527(1527) Medium Oil on panel Dimensions 57 x 37,6 cm

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Lucas Cranach Kardinal Albrecht von Brandenburg oil painting artist


Lucas Cranach Kardinal Albrecht von Brandenburg oil painting artist

Kardinal Albrecht von Brandenburg
Painting ID::  72064
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Kardinal Albrecht von Brandenburg

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