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Lucas Cranach

117 works

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Woodcut of Adam and Eve by a fruit tree with a serpent, surrounded by lions, stags and other animals in a forest.

Adam and Eve in Paradise

1509

Woodcut of St. Christopher wading a river carrying the Christ Child on his shoulder, with a rocky landscape and hermit.

St. Christopher

c. 1509

Woodcut of the Holy Family with Saint Anne, surrounded by children, women and bearded men in an interior.

The Holy Family and Kindred

1487-1553

Engraving of a nude woman with a sleeping infant, a stag and hare beside her, in a forest landscape with a distant town.

The Penance of St. John Chrysostom

1509

Woodcut of the Holy Family resting under a tree with a donkey, surrounded by playful cherubs and a distant town.

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

1509

Woodcut of Saint George on horseback spearing a dragon as a kneeling woman watches, with skeletons and trees around them.

Saint George Slaying the Dragon

c. 1510-1515

Woodcut of mourners lowering Christ's body beside a crown of thorns, with a hilly town landscape behind.

The Passion: The Lamentation

1509

Hand-colored woodcut of a standing woman in a feathered hat and pleated patterned gown, with a coat of arms at upper left.

Sibylle of Cleves

c. 1547

Woodcut of Saint Andrew's martyrdom on a raised cross, with soldiers, a crowd, and kneeling mourners in the foreground.

Martyrdom of Andrew on the cross

1510

Woodcut of a robed saint kneeling by a vessel in a church interior while a crowd watches, with ornate carved panels behind.

John the Evangelist descends into his own grave

1510

Woodcut of a kneeling man before armoured soldiers and mounted riders beneath a bare tree, with two coats of arms above.

James the Greater is executed

1510

Woodcut of a robed figure crucified upside down above armored horsemen and spearmen, with a castle in the background.

Martyrdom of Philip on the cross

1510

Woodcut of Saint Bartholomew being flayed on a platform while armored executioners and a crowd of onlookers watch.

Martyrdom of Bartholomew when he is skinned alive

1510

Woodcut of soldiers in an interior with a kneeling figure, a spear, and a chandelier with lit candles.

Thomas stabbed to death with a spear

1510

Woodcut of a feathered rider on horseback among armored soldiers and spearmen, with a dog and kneeling figure in the foregrou

Martyrdom of Paul by decapitation

1510

Woodcut of a crowd below a balcony where a man is cast down, with a sword-wielding figure above and a stone building behind.

James the Lesser thrown from balcony

1510

Woodcut of Saint Simon being sawn in half between posts, with a crowd, a horseman, and a castle in the background.

Simon the Zealot sawed in half

1510

Woodcut of a kneeling saint struck with a club by armed men, watched by robed figures beside an altar with candlesticks.

Judas Thaddeus dies a martyr's death with club

1510

Woodcut of a kneeling man beheaded before a wooden post, with soldiers, a mounted rider and a hilltop castle.

Martyrdom of Matthias by decapitation

1510

Woodcut of an executioner holding up the severed head of a man before soldiers and onlookers in an arcaded courtyard.

Decapitation of John the Baptist

1511

Woodcut of armored Saint George standing with a sword, two winged angels beside him, castle and landscape behind.

George (Georgius) standing with lance and two angels

1506

Woodcut of Saint Jerome reading beside a lion in a forest clearing, with trees, a distant town and a hanging cardinal's hat.

Saint Jerome as penitent

1509

Pen and wash drawing of an altarpiece design with a central Lamentation of Christ, flanking saints and ornate scrollwork.

Entwurf für einen Flügelaltar mit der Beweinung Christi

1515

Pen and grey wash drawing of women attacking kneeling clerics with sticks in a wooded landscape, by Lucas Cranach, 1520.

Frauen überfallen Geistliche

1520

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Holy Kinship: seated women and children around the infant Christ beneath an arched window.

Die Heilige Sippe

1506

Pen and wash drawing of the Baptism of Christ with John the Baptist, a dove above, onlookers left, and a distant city.

Taufe Christi

1554

Pen and wash drawing of a nude woman with curled hair holding a dagger to her body, with sketched drapery behind her.

Lucretia, sich durchbohrend, nach rechts

1525

Pen and wash drawing of a nude woman with curled hair and pearls holding a dagger, with a fur drape and curtain behind her.

Lucretia, sich durchbohrend, nach links

1525

Pen and ink drawing with wash of a bearded man surrounded by women in Renaissance dress, one holding a distaff.

Herkules und Omphale

1532

Pen and ink sketch of wild boars and hunting dogs in varied poses on pale paper.

Wildschweine und Hunde

1540

Pen and wash drawing of women in a garden by a tower, with a harpist above and a servant kneeling at the foreground.

Bathseba im Bade

1535

Drawing of a young girl with braided fair hair and a lace ruff collar, face finished in colour, costume in pencil.

Bildnis der Prinzessin Elisabeth von Sachsen

1564