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Lucas Cranach the Elder

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Half-length portrait of a bearded man in black robe holding a scroll against a pale blue background.

Philipp Melanchthon, Leading Figure of the Reformation

1540

Banquet scene with a severed head on a platter at a white-clothed table, surrounded by richly dressed figures.

Feast of Herod / Herod's banquet

1539

Virgin and Child with young Saint John offering grapes, with angels holding red drapery against a stone wall.

The Virgin and the Child, Saint John and Angels

1536

Oil portrait of an older man in a black cap and fur-trimmed dark robe against a blue background.

Portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam

1530

Nude Venus in a plumed headdress reaches toward an apple tree as a winged Cupid holds a pinecone beside her.

Cupid Complaining to Venus

1526

Painting of a kneeling cardinal in red robes before a crucified Christ under a dark stormy sky, with a birch tree at left.

Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg in front of the Crucified Christ

1520

Painting of the crucifixion with Christ flanked by two thieves, Mary and John grieving below, under a stormy sky.

Christ on the cross with Mary and John

1503

Portrait of a young blond boy in a floral wreath, brown cloak and red patterned sleeves, against a dark background.

A Prince of Saxony

c. 1517

Portrait of a young girl with long golden hair, gold chain necklace, red embroidered dress and striped sleeves, against a bla

A Princess of Saxony

c. 1517

Painting of the Madonna holding grapes while the nude infant Christ eats one, with an apple and wine glass on a table.

Madonna and Child

probably c. 1535 or after

Reclining nude woman beside a grotto fountain, with a walled town, partridges and a hanging bow in the landscape.

The Nymph of the Spring

after 1537

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

Portrait of a Man

1522

Portrait of a Woman

1522

Painting of the crucifixion with Christ center, two thieves on crosses, and a mounted soldier in armor on a white horse below

The Crucifixion with the Converted Centurion

1536

Nativity scene at night: kneeling Mary, infant Christ in glowing manger with angels, candle-holding Joseph, animals, and an a

Nativity

1515

Painting of a kneeling woman being held by an executioner with a sword, with armored riders and a rocky landscape behind.

The Beheading of Saint Catherine

1515

Portrait of a bearded man in fur-trimmed brown robe, inscribed red collar, and gold ring, against turquoise background.

Johan Frederik de Grootmoedige (1503-1554), keurvorst van Saksen

1532

Woman in gold crown and red velvet gown leaning on a wooden cross against a black background.

Saint Helena with the Cross

1525

Painting of a female saint in a jeweled headdress holding a page of Gothic script, with a winged cherub head at upper right.

Prague Altarpiece, Female saint (Agnes?) with a page

1520

Painting of Saint Christine holding a Latin scroll, wearing a jeweled headband and green patterned gown against a gold backgr

Saint Christine

1520

Three nude women stand together on a ledge against a black background, one pointing upward in the center.

The Three Graces

1535

Half-length portrait of a woman in a red dress and feathered hat, wearing layered gold chains, against a dark background.

Half-length female Figure with a Feather Hat

1550

Crucifixion scene with three figures on crosses and an armored rider on a white horse in the foreground.

The Crucifixion with the Converted Centurion

1538

Painted portrait of a bearded man in a black cap and fur-trimmed robe against a teal green background.

Portrait of Frederick the Wise, Duke of Saxony

1525

Painting of a woman with red hair and jewelled necklace holding a dagger, with a castle landscape visible in the background.

The Suicide of Lucretia

1529

Full-length portrait of a woman in a gold and red gown with a feathered headdress and small white dog beside her.

Duchess Katharina of Mecklenburg (1487-1561)

1514

Painting of Adam and Eve with God among animals including lions, deer and unicorns in a lush Eden landscape.

The Garden of Eden

1530

Full-length portrait of a man in ornate gold and red costume with a flower garland, beside a white hound.

Duke Henry the Pious

1514

Cranach painting of three nude women before a knight in armor, with a horse and a castle on a rock in the background.

The Judgment of Paris

1512

Painting of attendants bathing a newborn infant in a wooden tub beside a bed with red and gold curtains.

The Birth of John the Baptist

1518

Painting of a red-haired Virgin holding a nude infant who reaches for grapes, under a vine arbor with a mountain landscape be

The Virgin in a Grape Arbor

1525

Painting of nude figures dancing and resting in a lush garden with deer, lions, and a fruit tree under a blue sky.

The Golden Age

1530

Painting of a veiled woman holding an infant beside a younger woman in blue, before trees, a stone wall and a hilltop castle.

The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne

1516

Portrait of a man in a black studded cap and dark robe, hands clasped, with a rocky landscape and castle behind him.

Hans Melber

1526

Painting of a woman in a green gown beside a lion's head on a pedestal, with a crowd of onlookers in period dress.

The Fable of the Mouth of Truth

1534

Saint Mary Magdalene in red velvet gown holding a white jar, with a golden halo and a castle-topped rocky landscape behind he

Pfirtscher Altarpiece: Heilige Maria Magdalena

1526

Portrait of a bald, long-bearded man in a black robe and gold jeweled collar against a teal background.

George the Bearded, Duke of Saxony, Duke of Saxony

1537

Armored saint with red cap, green banner and black eagle shield before a mountain landscape, painted 1526.

Pfirtscher Altar: Hl. Mauritius

1526

Painting of Saint Ursula holding an arrow, in a striped red gown, with a halo and a landscape of mountains and trees behind h

Pfirtscher Altar: Hl. Ursula

1526

Crucifixion of Christ between two thieves, with a mounted centurion in armour on a white horse below.

The centurion Longinus among the crosses of Christ and the two thieves

1539

Half-length portrait of a bearded man in a black jeweled hat and striped cloak against a teal background.

Portrait of Joachim I. Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg

1529

Painting of Saint Lazarus in a red fur-trimmed mantle holding a hat, with a castle and mountains behind him.

Magdalenenaltar: Hl. Lazarus

1520

Painted portrait of a young woman in a red headdress with white plumes and gold jewelry, with a castle landscape behind her.

A finely dressed young Lady

1530

Saint Martha in green gown with halo, holding a holy water vessel and sprinkler, with a dragon at her feet under a cloudy sky

Magdalenenaltar: Hl. Martha

1520

Painting of Christ with a woman and a crowd of men, one holding stones, in an arched interior.

Christ and the Woman taken in Adultery

1520

Nude Venus stands beside winged Cupid holding a honeycomb against a black background, painted by Lucas Cranach the Elder in 1

Venus with Cupid as a Honey Thief against a Black Background

1537

Painting of a bishop saint in red and gold robes with a mitre, crozier and book, against a cloudy sky.

Magdalenenaltar: Hl. Chrysostomus

1520

Painting of armored soldiers and horsemen overwhelmed by water while a crowd and a figure in blue watch from rocky cliffs.

The Pharoah's Hosts engulfed in the Red Sea

1530

Painting of a woman in a red velvet gown holding a white jar, with a tree and castle landscape behind her.

Magdalene Altar: Mary Magdalene

1520

Painting of a man in red lying on grass as a woman in dark dress leans over him by a fountain, with a lake and castle behind.

Pyramus and Thisbe

1515

Half-length portrait of a bearded man in a black beret and dark robe against an olive-green background, dated 1523.

Portrait of King Christian II of Denmark

1523

Painting of Jonah kneeling in prayer on a whale beside a shore, with sailors in a boat, a castle and ships behind.

Magdalenenaltar: Jonas und der Wal

1520

Painting of an elderly bearded man embracing a smiling young woman in a red dress with a dagger at her waist.

An ill-matched pair

1530

Painting of an older man in a red hat grinning beside a young woman in green and gold dress against black background.

The Ill-Matched Couple

1522

Three saintly women in ornate gowns stand beside a dragon, with a castle on a hill behind them.

St Catharine Altarpiece: Saints Barbara, Ursula, and Margaret (right wing, recto)

1506

Three women and a child with roses and a lamb before a dark fir tree and hills, in a Cranach altarpiece panel.

St Catharine Altarpiece: Saints Dorothea, Agnes, and Cunigunde (left wing, recto)

1506

Painting of soldiers killing infants before a city gate while mothers grieve; piles of small bodies lie in the street.

The Massacre of the Innocents

1515

Painting of kneeling Christ praying on a rocky hill as an angel carrying a cross appears above, apostles asleep below.

Agony in the Garden

1520

Painting of Christ bound to a column in a crown of thorns, with grieving haloed figures watching at the right.

Christ as man of sorrows

1515

Portrait of a bearded man in fur-collared black robe, wearing a red flower wreath, against a green background.

Johann the Steadfast, Elector of Saxony

1526

Virgin Mary nursing the infant Christ in a red robe, with a landscape of castle, river bridge and mountains behind.

The Virgin Nursing the Child

1515

Painting of kneeling Christ pleading before God the Father with a bow, angels, the Virgin and clergy beneath a red mantle.

Christ and the Virgin Interceding for Humanity before God the Father (The Three Plagues)

1516

Cranach panel contrasting damnation on the left with resurrection and crucifixion of Christ on the right, with German text be

Damnation and redemption

1529

Painting of a young man and smiling old woman in a white headdress, with a red purse in the foreground against a dark backgro

Ill-Matched Couple: Young Man and Old Woman

1520

Painting of the Virgin Mary cradling the dead Christ beneath an olive tree, with crosses on a hill and a landscape behind.

Pietà beneath the Cross

1510

Tall panel painting of a haloed woman holding a chalice, wearing a green mantle, beside a tower and a tree.

St Barbara

1513

Painting of the dead Christ supported by mourners beneath three crosses, with a bishop and kneeling donors in a landscape.

The lamentation over the dead Christ

1515

Painting of a saint with a halo, long auburn hair, red mantle and sword, standing before a rocky hill and bare tree.

St Catherine

1513

Half-length portrait of a bearded man in a black hat and fur collar, by Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1528.

Henry IV

1528

Woman in red hat holding a sword and a severed bearded head, with a castle on a hill in the background.

Judith with the Head of Holophernes

1530

Saint Barbara in red mantle and gold gown holding a golden chalice beside a tower, with a gold halo.

Saint Barbara

1510

Half-length portrait of a bearded man in a black cap and dark robe against a blue-green background, dated 1543.

Portrait of Philipp Melanchthon

1543

Painting of a haloed woman in pink and green robes leaning on a spiked wheel and holding a sword against a blue sky.

Saint Catherine of Alexandria

1510

Painting of a winged woman in red seated in a room with fruit, a sphere, a hound, and a swinging child in a landscape window.

Melancholia

1532

Half-length painted portrait of a man in a black cap and black robe against a pale blue background.

Portrait of Martin Luther

1543

Painting of a woman with pearls in her hair holding a dagger, with a castle and hilltop town behind her.

Lucretia

1518

Portrait of a man in steel armor with a red hat, white plume, gold chain, and Latin inscription dated 1520.

Portrait of Joachim II. of Brandenburg as Prince Elector

1520

Portrait of a man in a red cardinal's hat and gold embroidered cape, with jeweled rings, against a green curtain.

Portrait of Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg

1529

Half-length portrait of a young woman in a wide orange fur-trimmed hat, slashed velvet sleeves and jewelry, against dark gree

Princess Magdalene of Brandenburg

1530

Painting of a hunt with stags, dogs and horsemen in a forest, a river, and a white castle on a hill.

Hunting near Hartenfels Castle

1540

Vertical panel of a crowd under a tree, a man in red climbing the branches, women and infants in the foreground.

Preaching of John the Baptist

1520

Painting of Christ being baptized by John the Baptist in a river, with God in clouds above, deer in a forest and a town beyon

The Baptism of Christ

1546

Nude Venus stands by a tree as winged Cupid holds a honeycomb while bees swarm him, with a castle on a hill behind.

Venus and Cupid stealing honey

1529

Half-length portrait of a young man with curly red hair in a grey robe against a dark background, dated 1509.

Portrait of Georg Spalatin

1509

Painting of the Virgin in blue holding the Christ child, with infant John the Baptist and winged angels pulling a red curtain

Madonna and Child with Infant Saint John the Baptist and Angels

1536

Reclining nude nymph sleeping beside a stone fountain, with a bow, partridges and a distant town in the landscape.

The Nymph of the Fountain

1534

Saint Christopher wades a river carrying the Christ Child on his shoulders, with a hermit, chapel and mermaid nearby.

Saint Christopher

1518

Painting of Christ enthroned in judgment with angels, Mary and John the Baptist above, saved souls left and demons torturing

The Last Judgment

1525

Painting of the Crucifixion with three crosses, grieving women at the base and armored soldiers in polished helmets beside th

Crucifixion

1515

Painting of a bearded figure in green robes surrounded by mothers, infants and onlookers against a dark background.

Christ Blessing the Children

1535

Renaissance painting of the Holy Kinship with Mary, Saint Anne, the Christ child, young John and an angel on a checkered floo

The Holy Kinship

1509

Painting of a nude woman with a sheer veil, gold jewelry and elaborate hairnet, standing on rocky ground against black.

Venus

1532

Painted portrait of a grey-haired man in a black robe holding an open book against a grey background.

Portrait of Martin Luther

1559

Painting of the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child in a dark arched niche, both with halos, in a draped robe.

Madonna and Child

1509

Painting of a seated woman in gold robes with two boys and a bearded man reading in a window overlooking a landscape.

Mary Salome and Zebedaeus (with the features of John the Constant) with their sons St. James the Greater and St. John…

1509

Painting of a woman in a white headdress and pale robe reading a book, standing within a dark arched niche.

St. Anne

1509