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Lucas Cranach the Elder

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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