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Lucas Cranach the Elder

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Painting of a young woman with auburn hair, gold necklace, orange bodice and white sleeves against a dark background.

Portrait of a young woman

1525

Painting of nude Venus with long golden hair and a pearl necklace beside a small Cupid holding a bow, against a dark backgrou

Venus and Amor

1518

Nude Eve with auburn curls holds an apple by a tree while a serpent coils in the branches against a black background.

The Fall of Men: Eve

1510

Painting of the Virgin nursing the infant Christ, with two angels holding a dark cloth behind her.

The Virgin and Child

1537

Nude male figure Adam holds a leafy branch beside a tree with a serpent on a dark background.

The Fall of Man: Adam

1520

Nude Eve holds an apple beside a tree, a serpent coiled above her, against a dark background, by Lucas Cranach the Elder.

The Fall of Men: Eve

1520

Painting of a nude winged Cupid with curly blond hair holding a bow and arrow against a dark background.

Cupid

1530

Nude Adam stands beside a tree holding an apple, with a leafy branch covering his groin, against a dark background.

The Fall of Man: Adam

1510

Painting of a woman in a red gown and white headdress seated before a landscape with trees and mountains.

Portrait of the wife of a jurist

1503

Virgin and Child with Joseph and angels resting in a forest landscape with tall conifers and a distant castle.

Rest on the Flight to Egypt

1504

Half-length portrait of a man in black with a brown fur collar, hands resting on a red cushion, dark background.

Portrait of the Mayor of Weißenfels

1515

Man in red cardinal robes writing at a desk in a forest with a lion, deer, hare and crucifix beside him.

Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg (1490-1545) as Saint Jerome

Painting of the Madonna and Child beneath an apple tree, with a lake and castle in the landscape behind them.

Madonna and Child under the Apple Tree

1530

Painting of the dead Christ on a shroud surrounded by grieving figures, one holding a crown of thorns and another a jar.

The Lamentation

1538

Oil portrait of a bald man in a fur-trimmed coat holding red beads, with a castle on a hill at right.

Portrait of a man

1541

Painting of a nude infant standing by a tree trunk with a serpent coiled around his legs against a dark background.

Infant Christ

1520

Knight in armor with two boys in red clothing gazing up at a castle on a rock, with a red and white coat of arms below.

Portrait of a Knight and His Two Sons

1518

Portrait of a noblewoman in gold gown and jeweled headdress with a young boy in a red cap and fur-trimmed cloak.

Portrait of a Lady and her Son

1510

Painting of a woman with a dagger, wearing a fur-trimmed cloak and gold necklace, with a castle landscape in the upper left.

Lucretia

1530

Oil portrait of a man in a red cardinal's biretta and fur-trimmed robe, with a coat of arms in the upper left.

Portrait of Cardinal Albert of Brandenburg

1526

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

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 a half-clad preacher on a tree stump addressing a crowd of richly dressed listeners in a dark forest.

The Sermon of St. John the Baptist

1537

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

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 a bishop in a jewelled mitre with two praying donors, a woman in a white veil and a man in a red cap, with an ang

Gabriel of Eyb, Bishop of Eichstätt, with Sts Wilibald and Walburga

1520

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

Magdalenenaltar: Hl. Lazarus

1520

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

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 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 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

Painting of a young woman in fur clothing holding a platter with a severed bearded head.

Salome with the head of St. John the Baptist

1510

Painting of a woman in red holding a platter with a severed bearded head against a dark background.

Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist

1526

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

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

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 man with curly hair, fur-collared dark cloak, red embroidered shirt and rings on his hands.

Portrait of Joachim I 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

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

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

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

Saint Christopher

1518

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

Venus

1532

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

Nude Adam and Eve by a tree; Eve offers an apple to Adam as a serpent coils on a branch above.

Adam and Eve

1538

Painting of seated Christ in a red cloak, crowned with thorns, surrounded by mocking soldiers in red, green and orange clothi

Crowning of Thorns

1520

Half-length portrait of a bearded man in a red slashed doublet, fur collar, and rings against a dark background.

Portrait of Joachim II, Elector of Brandenburg (1505-1571)

1529

Portrait of a woman in a red gown with a jewelled headdress, layered gold chains and gemstone rings, against a dark backgroun

Portrait of Anna Buchner, ne Lindacker

1520

Painting of the Madonna with golden hair holding a nude infant who reaches for a cluster of grapes, dark background.

Madonna and Child with Grapes

1537