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  2. Portraits. Religion, mythology, allegory. Looted Cranachs. References. Further reading. External links. 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.

  3. Lucas Cranach, the Elder (born 1472, Cranach, bishopric of Bamberg [now Kronach, Germany]—died October 16, 1553, Weimar, Saxe-Weimar) was a leading painter of Saxony, and one of the most important and influential artists in 16th-century German art.

  4. 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. He painted altarpieces, Lutheran subject pictures and portraits, as well as mythological ...

  5. Artists. Lucas Cranach the Elder. 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
  6. Details. individual; painter/draughtsman; printmaker; German; Male. Life dates. c.1472-1553. Biography. Painter, engraver, designer and publisher of woodcuts. Born in Kronach, about 1472, died in Weimar 16 October 1553. Son of the painter Hans Maler (d. Kronach, 1527/8) Lucas took his surname from his birthplace.

  7. 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 ...

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