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Lucas Cranach the Elder

327 works

Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553) was a German Renaissance painter and printmaker, court painter to the Electors of Saxony in Wittenberg and a friend and portraitist of Martin Luther. Read more

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Painting of nude Adam beside an apple tree with red apples, holding a leafy branch against dark foliage.

Adam

1533-37

Painting of three nude women before an armored knight and a bearded man beneath an oak, with Cupid overhead and a castle land

The Judgment of Paris

ca. 1528

Portrait of a bearded man in a black robe with red striped sleeves, wearing a red cap, against a light blue background.

Lukas Spielhausen

1532

Portrait of a bearded man in a black beret and dark robe against a red background, holding a dagger hilt.

Johann (1498-1537), Duke of Saxony

ca. 1534-37

Painting of Judith in a red hat with white plumes, holding a sword beside the severed head of Holofernes on a dark background

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

ca. 1530

Half-length portrait of a young man in a dark cap and fur-trimmed robe, holding a red rosary, against a green background.

Portrait of a Man with a Rosary

ca. 1508

Nude Venus in a red plumed hat stands beside winged Cupid with a bow on a pedestal against a dark background.

Venus and Cupid

ca. 1525-27

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a black beret holding an orange, with green drapery and a castle landscape behind him.

Portrait of a Man

1537

Bust portrait of a bearded man in a black cap and fur-trimmed coat against turquoise, with German verse below.

Johann I (1468-1532), the Constant, Elector of Saxony

1532-33

Painting of a seated nude man with a staff, a dead lion, a nude woman with two children, and a castle on a cliff.

A Faun and His Family with a Slain Lion

about 1526

Adam and Eve stand nude beside an apple tree with a serpent, Eve offering Adam an apple, against a dark background.

Adam and Eve

1528

Painting of a nude woman nursing an infant, with two more children beside her, under an apple tree with a hilltop town behind

Caritas

1537

Half-length portrait of an older man with grey hair in black robe holding an open book, with Latin inscription below.

Portrait of Martin Luther (1483-1586)

1550

Painting of a nude woman nursing an infant, with three other naked children and a castle on a hill behind her.

Caritas (Charity)

1535

Crucifixion painting with Christ between two thieves, mourning women and armored riders below under a cloudy sky.

Crucifixion

1532

Painting of the Virgin Mary with long auburn hair holding a nude infant Jesus who holds bread, dark background.

Madonna and Child

1529

Half-length portrait of a bearded man in a fur-collared dark robe and gold chains against a turquoise background, dated 1533.

Portrait of Johann Friedrich I, the Magnanimous, Elector of Saxony

1533

Cranach painting of Madonna and Child with infant John the Baptist and three angels holding a gold-edged green curtain.

Madonna and Child with the Infant John the Baptist and Angels

1537

Painting of the Adoration of the Magi: Mary holds the infant Christ as a kneeling king offers a gift, with attendants and ani

The Adoration of the Magi

1520

Painting of three nude women before an armored man and a bearded figure in peacock cloak, with Cupid above.

Judgment of Paris

1530

Painting of a stag hunt with deer swimming a river, hounds, mounted hunters, a boat of figures, and a distant city.

Stag Hunt

1600

Half-length portrait of a woman in a white headdress and black dress with clasped hands, against an olive-green background.

Portrait of a Woman

1508

Half-length nude woman with red curled hair and coral necklace holding a dagger, a sheer veil draped over her body, black bac

Lucretia

1525

Painting of a seated woman with a jar before a tree, with a hilltop town and angels in a glowing cloud behind her.

The Magdalen seated before a tree

1525

Painting of a bearded archer drawing a bow beside a nude woman seated on a stag, with a castle in the landscape.

Apollo and Diana

1526

Nude woman with a dagger and sheer cloth standing barefoot against a black background, painted by Lucas Cranach the Elder in

Lucretia

1533

Painting of nude bathers in a square pool around a fountain, with elderly women arriving by carriage and a banquet on the rig

The fountain of youth

1546

Nude woman in red hat and jeweled necklace holding a veil, standing before dark trees with a castle and lake beyond.

Venus in a Landscape

1529

Painting of Christ on the cross above a distant town, with a dark stormy sky and a sunset landscape below.

Christ on the Cross

1540

Painting of a penitent old man beating his chest with a stone in a forest, with a lion beside him and a crucifixion in the di

Penitent Saint Jerome

1502

Nude men fight with clubs in a rocky wooded clearing while women and infants watch; a castle sits on a hill behind.

The Fruits of Jealousy (The Close of the Silver Age)

1535

Nude Venus with long hair stands beside Cupid holding a bow, against a dark background with a Latin inscription above.

Venus and Cupid

1509

Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553) was a German Renaissance painter and printmaker, court painter to the Electors of Saxony in Wittenberg and a friend and portraitist of Martin Luther. Browse 327 works by Lucas Cranach the Elder from 70 museums, free to download in HD.