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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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Lucas Cranach Apollo and Diana in forest landscape oil painting artist


Lucas Cranach Apollo and Diana in forest landscape oil painting artist

Apollo and Diana in forest landscape
Painting ID::  87873
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Date 1530(1530) Medium English: Oil on wood Dimensions Deutsch: 51,8 x 36,6 cm cjr

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Lucas Cranach The Princesses Sibylla, Emilia and Sidonia of Saxony (Detail of portrait of Sidonia oil painting artist


Lucas Cranach The Princesses Sibylla, Emilia and Sidonia of Saxony (Detail of portrait of Sidonia oil painting artist

The Princesses Sibylla, Emilia and Sidonia of Saxony (Detail of portrait of Sidonia
Painting ID::  88061
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c. 1535(1535) Medium Oil on wood cjr

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Lucas Cranach Saints Christina and Ottilia oil painting artist


Lucas Cranach Saints Christina and Ottilia oil painting artist

Saints Christina and Ottilia
Painting ID::  89174
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oil on linden Dimensions Height: 123 cm (48.4 in). Width: 67 cm (26.4 in). cjr

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Lucas Cranach Portrait of a Woman oil painting artist


Lucas Cranach Portrait of a Woman oil painting artist

Portrait of a Woman
Painting ID::  89219
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oil on beech Dimensions Height: 35.9 cm (14.1 in). Width: 25.1 cm (9.9 in). cjr

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Lucas Cranach The Crucifixion with the Converted Centurion. oil painting artist


Lucas Cranach The Crucifixion with the Converted Centurion. oil painting artist

The Crucifixion with the Converted Centurion.
Painting ID::  89221
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1538 Medium oil on panel Dimensions 61.6 x 42.2 cm (24.3 x 16.6 in) cjr

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