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The Electorate of Saxony, also known as Electoral Saxony ( German: Kurfürstentum Sachsen or Kursachsen ), was a territory of the Holy Roman Empire from 1356–1806. Its territory included the areas around the cities of Dresden, Leipzig and Chemnitz. In the Golden Bull of 1356, Emperor Charles IV designated the Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg an ...
Jun 16, 2015 · The Elector, Frederick III of Saxony, called the Wise (1463-1525), was one of the most prominent of the German princes of the 16 th. century. Under his rule, Saxony experienced a period of peace and prosperity as well as far-reaching social changes, which were caused by the work of Martin Luther and the Reformation.
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Frederick the Wise. Frederick III of Ernestine Saxony, commonly known as Frederick the Wise, became the first patron of the Protestant Reformation due to his defense of Luther during the early days of the Wittenberg reforms. A known patron of humanist letters and art, especially the work of painters Albrecht Dürer and Lucas Cranach, his ...
Margarete, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg. House. House of Wettin. Father. Frederick II, Elector of Saxony. Mother. Margaret of Austria-Styria. Ernest (24 March 1441 – 26 August 1486), known as Ernst in German, was Elector of Saxony from 1464 to 1486. Ernst was the founder and progenitor of the Ernestine line of Saxon princes.
Exhibition History. References. Title: Johann I (1468–1532), the Constant, Elector of Saxony. Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder and Workshop (German, Kronach 1472–1553 Weimar) Date: 1532–33. Medium: Oil on beech, with letterpress-printed paper labels. Dimensions: 8 x 5 5/8 in. (20.3 x 14.3 cm) Classification: Paintings.
Title: Friedrich III (1463–1525), the Wise, Elector of Saxony. Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder and Workshop (German, Kronach 1472–1553 Weimar) Date: 1533. Medium: Oil on beech, with letterpress-printed paper labels. Dimensions: 8 x 5 5/8 in. (20.3 x 14.3 cm) Classification: Paintings. Credit Line: Gift of Robert Lehman, 1946.
Diptych: Two Electors of Saxony. Overview. / In-depth. These joined portraits depict two future electors of Saxony, Johann the Steadfast and his son, Johann Friedrich the Magnanimous – Cranach worked as court painter to successive electors from 1505 until his death in 1553.
