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  1. German Renaissance. Children. 5, including Hans and Lucas. Patron (s) Electors of Saxony. Signature. Lucas Cranach the Elder (German: Lucas Cranach der Ältere [ˈluːkas ˈkʁaːnax deːɐ̯ ˈʔɛltəʁə]; c. 1472 – 16 October 1553) was a German Renaissance painter and printmaker in woodcut and engraving.

  2. Lucas Cranach, the Elder was a leading painter of Saxony, and one of the most important and influential artists in 16th-century German art. Among his vast output of paintings and woodcuts, the most important are altarpieces, court portraits and portraits of the Protestant Reformers, and innumerable.

  3. German Painter and Printmaker. Born: c. 1472 - Kronach, Upper Franconia. Died: October 16, 1553 - Weimar. Movements and Styles: Northern Renaissance. Summary of Lucas Cranach the Elder. One of Germany's most eminent sixteenth century artists, Cranach's career tends to be divided into three phases.

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    • Kronach, Upper Franconia
  4. Cranach headed a large workshop that included his sons Hans (c. 1513-1537) and Lucas the Younger (1515-1586) as well as numerous apprentices and journeymen. Well in excess of four hundred paintings have been assigned to Cranach and his atelier. The early works are often signed with the monogram LC, but in 1508 Duke Friedrich the Wise granted ...

  5. View all 232 artworks. Lucas Cranach the Elder lived in the XV – XVI cent., a remarkable figure of German Northern Renaissance. Find more works of this artist at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.

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  7. Lucas Cranach the Elder. 1472 - 1553. Cranach was one of the leading German painters and printmakers of the early 16th century. As court painter of the Elector of Saxony, the patron of Luther, Cranach is remembered as the chief artist of the Reformation.

  8. Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder (German, Kronach 1472–1553 Weimar) Date: ca. 1528. Medium: Oil on beech. Dimensions: 40 1/8 x 28in. (101.9 x 71.1cm) Classification: Paintings. Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1928. Accession Number: 28.221. Learn more about this artwork. Connections: Survival.

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