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Lucas Cranach the Elder

327 works

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Half-length portrait of a bearded man in a black hat and fur cloak holding an ornate sword against a grey background.

Johann Friedrich I, the Magnanimous, Elector of Saxony

1535

Two women in red and green dresses stand over a severed bearded head on a dark background, after Cranach's Judith scene.

Judith with the head of Holofernes and a servant

1537

Painting of nude Venus pointing at winged Cupid holding honeycomb as bees swarm around him, dark background, Latin verse abov

Lucas Cranach (der Ältere) - Venus und Amor als Honigdieb, nach 1537, 1190

Elderly bearded man in a red cloak writes at a desk in a rocky forest, with a lion and a church in the background.

St. Jerome in Rocky Landscape

1495

Painting of Saint Christopher in a red robe carrying the Christ Child on his shoulder, holding a staff, against dark blue.

Saint Christopher

1515

Painting of an old man with two young women in red gowns in a green landscape, with a burning city behind them.

Lot and his daughters

1528

Painting of a young woman in a red hat and striped green dress, hands clasped, with a castle landscape at left.

Portrait of a Young Woman

1526

Painting of a stag hunt with riders, hounds and deer in a forest clearing, a river with swimming stags and a boat, and a dist

A Stag Hunt with the Elector Friedrich the Wise of Saxony

1529

Round portrait of a woman with auburn hair in a red headdress, white collar and black dress, against a dark green background.

Portrait of Katharina von Bora

1525

Half-length portrait of a man in a black beret and dark robe against a blue-green background, by Lucas Cranach the Elder.

Portrait of Martin Luther

1532

Painting of Christ's lamentation with mourners, and two thieves crucified on crosses in a blue sky above.

The lamentation with the two thieves crucified

1515

Nude woman with curly hair and gold jewelry stands beside a winged Cupid holding a bow against a black background.

Venus and Cupid

1530

Bust portrait of a man in a black cap and black robe against a pale background, painted in 1540 by Cranach.

Portrait of Martin Luther

1540

Panoramic painting of a deer hunt with riders, hounds and crossbowmen in a forest, with a white castle on the hill above.

A Hunt in Honor of Carlos V at Torgau Castle

1544

Painting of the Virgin and Child with infant John the Baptist offering grapes, two angels drawing back a dark curtain.

The Virgin and Child with the infant John the Baptist and angels

1550

Painting of a woman holding a sword and a severed bearded head, wearing a green gown, brown fur mantle and gold necklace.

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

1550

Painting of nude Adam and Eve beside an apple tree with a serpent, with a resting deer and dark foliage behind them.

The Fall of Man

1537

Portrait of a young man in a black feathered hat, fur-trimmed coat and gold chains against a green background.

Johann Ernst, Duke of Saxe-Coburg

1550

Half-length portrait of a man in a black high-collared robe with clasped hands against a turquoise background.

Portrait of Philipp Melanchthon

1532

Half-length portrait of a woman in a red velvet hat with white fur, wearing a pearl and gold chain against a black background

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

c. 1529

Virgin Mary holding the infant Christ while young John the Baptist kneels in prayer at left, against a dark background.

Madonna and Child and little John

1500

Saint Jerome in a red cloak and halo tends the raised paw of a seated lion against a teal background.

Saint Jerome

1515

Painting of a young girl with long wavy hair, black headband and dress, and white striped blouse against a dark background.

Portrait of a young girl (presumably a portrait of Magdalena Luther)

1537

Painting of Christ kneeling to wash an apostle's foot in a red basin as disciples gather in a stone interior.

Cycle of Passion: Christ washing the feet of the apostles

1537

Painting of the Virgin and Child with a woman in blue beside them, three angels holding a green curtain above, castle on hill

The Virgin and Child with St Anne

1520

Painting of Saint Erasmus as a bishop with mitre and crozier, standing before a rocky landscape with a castle under a turquoi

Saint Erasmus

1510

Half-length portrait of a bearded older man in a black beret and fur collar against a pale blue background.

Portrait of Frederick the Wise, Elector of Saxony (1463-1525)

1532

Painting of a seated woman in red having her foot washed by an attendant, with women and onlookers on a wall above.

David and Bathseba

1526

Black and white reproduction of a Cranach painting: Virgin and Child surrounded by four saints, angels holding a crown, castl

The Virgin and Child with Four Female Saints

1512

Painting of Christ gesturing to a kneeling veiled woman with attendants behind her, under a pine tree and hilly landscape.

Christ taking leave of his Mother

1520

Painted portrait of a bearded man in a red cap and fur collar against a teal background.

Portrait Margrave Casimir of Brandenburg-Kulmbach

1524

Half-length portrait of a man with reddish hair, black cap and dark robe with a brown fur collar, gazing to the side.

Philipp of the Rhein, Count Palatine / Portrait of a man

1515