Lucas Cranach the Elder (Lucas Cranach der Ältere, 4 October 1472 – 16 October 1553) was a German Renaissance painter and printmaker in woodcut and engraving. He was court painter to the Electors of Saxony for most of his career, and is best known for his portraits, both of German princes and those of the leaders of the Protestant Reformation, whose cause he embraced with enthusiasm, becoming a close friend of Martin Luther. He also painted relig...
more
Read article at Wikipedia
Date of birth:
- Oct 4, 1472
Date of death:
- Oct 16, 1553 (age 81 years)
Country of nationality:
Artworks:
- Eve ,
- Portrait of Hedwig, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach ,
- The Crucifixion ,
- Adam ,
- Rest of the Virgin during The Flight into Egypt
Also known as:
- Cranach the Elder
