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Lucas Cranach the Elder

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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