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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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Painting ID:: 77879
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:: 81177
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:: 89072
Portrait of Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg
Oil on canvas.1526
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Painting ID:: 89717
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:: 90094
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).
. Related Artists to Lucas Cranach the Elder: | Richard Gerstl | Leo-Paul Robert | Eugene Isabey | Elisabeth LouiseVigee Lebrun | Dominique Vivant Denon |
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