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Lucas Cranach the Elder

1472–1553

Moritz Steinla. Posthumous portrait print.
Moritz Steinla. Posthumous portrait print.

Cranach spent most of his career as court painter to the Elector of Saxony. Protestant rulers commissioned organized court hunts. His workshop also repeatedly produced popular biblical and mythological compositions for an established demand.

Works

Eve — Lucas Cranach the ElderLucas Cranach the Elder

Eve

The Judgment of Paris — Lucas Cranach the ElderLucas Cranach the Elder

The Judgment of Paris

Hunting near Hartenfels Castle — Lucas Cranach the ElderLucas Cranach the Elder

Hunting near Hartenfels Castle

Sources

Moritz Steinla · Rosenwald Collection; National Gallery of Art, Washington; 1943.3.6224 · Public domain (NGA Open Access) Portrait source · Licence