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Lucas, The Elder Cranach

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Why this artist matters now

Painter and printmaker Lucas Cranach the Elder is considered one of the most historically significant German painters, and a canonical figure within the context of 16th century art. Perhaps most well known for his altarpieces and portraits, as well as his idiosyncratic and stylistic elongation of forms, his oeuvre is predominantly composed of biblically themed motifs as well as portraits of leading members of the Protestant Reformation.

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Artworks (7)

The Crucifixion

1538 · Oil on panel

121.1 × 82.5 cm (47 3/4 × 32 1/2 in.); Framed: 147.4 × 109 × 7.7 cm (58 × 42 7/8 × 3 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Adam

1533 · Oil on panel

107.5 × 36.4 cm (42 5/16 × 14 5/16 in.); Framed: 121.6 × 51.6 cm (47 7/8 × 20 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Eve

1533 · Oil on panel

107.5 × 36.4 cm (42 5/16 × 14 5/16 in.); Framed: 121.6 × 51.6 cm (47 7/8 × 20 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of Magdalena of Saxony, Wife of Elector Joachim II of Brandenburg

1524 · Oil on panel

59.8 × 41.6 cm (23 9/16 × 16 3/8 in.); Framed: 69.3 × 50.8 × 5.8 cm (27 1/4 × 20 × 2 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne

1510 · Woodcut in black on cream laid paper

Image/block/sheet: 24.5 × 16.8 cm (9 11/16 × 6 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Penitence of Saint John Chrysostom

1509 · Engraving in black on ivory laid paper

Image/plate/sheet: 26 × 20.2 cm (10 1/4 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Saint Christopher

1506 · Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper

Image/block/sheet: 28.1 × 19.2 cm (11 1/8 × 7 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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7 published of 7 catalogued · 7 with image

Art Institute Chicago
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