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Aug 26, 2024 · Cranach also painted the cousin of the subject of the Allentown painting, John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony. That portrait sold in 2018 for $7.7 million, the most ever paid at auction...
Aug 18, 2024 · John George II was the elector of Saxony (1657–80), under whom Dresden became the musical centre of Germany. In 1657, just after his accession, he made an arrangement with his three brothers with the object of preventing disputes over their separate territories, and in 1664 he entered into friendly.
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Aug 26, 2024 · A Cranach portrait of John Frederick I, the Elector of Saxony, sold for $7.7m at Christie’s in New York in 2018, the auction record for a single portrait by the artist.
Aug 26, 2024 · Cranach's portrait of John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, sold for $7.7 million in 2018. Another painting, attributed to Cranach and workshop, sold for about $1.1 million in 2009.
Aug 23, 2024 · This article lists Dukes, Electors, and Kings ruling over territories named Saxony from the beginning of the Saxon Duchy in the 9th century to the end of the Saxon Kingdom in 1918.
Aug 26, 2024 · A Pennsylvania museum has agreed to sell a 16th century portrait that once belonged to a Jewish family that was forced to part with it while fleeing Nazi Germany before World War II. The Allentown Art Museum will auction “Portrait of George the Bearded, Duke of Saxony,” settling a restitution claim by the heirs of the former owner, museum ...
Aug 28, 2024 · Cranach also painted the cousin of the subject of the Allentown painting, John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony. That portrait sold in 2018 for $7.7 million, the most ever paid at auction for a portrait by Cranach of a single person.
