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Lucas Cranach

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Painting of a forest hunt with stags, dogs and armed hunters, a river, a boat, and a castle on a hill.

Hunting near Hartenfels Castle

1540

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

The Baptism of Christ

1530s

Half-length painted portrait of a man with gray curly hair in a black robe and white collar against a dark background.

Portrait of Martin Luther (1483-1546)

1540-1640

Half-length portrait of a woman in black dress with gold embroidered bodice and headdress, hands folded, green background.

Portrait of a woman. Possibly Margrete Gyldenstierne

1532-1535

Nude Venus stands beside Cupid, who is stung by bees while reaching for honey, with a castle and town in the background.

Venus and Cupid as honey thief

1530

Painting of a kneeling man in black robes praying, flanked by two women, with a castle on a cliff behind them.

Elector Frederick the Wise of Saxony (1463-1525) with the holy virgins Ursula (left) and Genoveva (right)

1510-1512

Painting of three nude women before a knight in armor, an elderly man with a globe, a white horse, and a cupid overhead.

The Judgement of Paris

1527

Painting of Mary holding the infant Christ with grapes, while young John the Baptist prays behind them against a dark backgro

Mary with the child and the young John

1512-1514

Crucifixion scene with Christ between two thieves, mourning women, armored riders, and a stormy sky over a distant city.

The Crucifixion

1513-1518

Painting of a winged woman in red seated beside three playing putti, a sphere, a sleeping dog and a landscape with mountains.

Melancholy

1532

Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child with Saints Catherine and Barbara, and two angels above, against a dark background.

Maria mit dem Kinde und den Heiligen Katharina und Barbara

1510

Painting of a standing female saint in red velvet holding a sword before a green curtain, with a castle and mountain at left.

Weibliche Heilige mit Schwert (Heilige Lucia?)

1530

Painting of a standing woman with long golden hair in a green gown, before a red drape and a stone tower with a chalice.

Die Heilige Barbara

1530

Woman in blue dress and white headdress handing bread to a kneeling beggar beside a red curtain.

Die Heilige Elisabeth von Thüringen

1530

Woman in red gown holding a book beside a black dragon, with a green curtain and mountains behind her.

Die Heilige Margaretha

1530

Painting of a nun in black habit and white veil reading a book before a green curtain, with a town in the background.

Die Heilige Katharina von Siena

1530

Painting of a standing woman in a red gown and white sleeves holding a small white vessel, with a green curtain and castle.

Die Heilige Maria Magdalena

1530

Painting of a woman in a dark green gown holding a sword and a spiked wheel, with red drapery and a castle on a cliff.

Die Heilige Katharina von Alexandria

1530

Painting of a standing woman in green velvet with a black hat holding pincers, red curtain and landscape behind her.

Die Heilige Apollonia

1530

Painting of a man lying dead on a white pillow, eyes closed, wearing a white ruffled collar, with Latin inscription above.

Martin Luther auf dem Totenbett

1600

Painting of a red-haired woman with pearl headband, gold jewelry and bare shoulders against a black background.

Venus

1540

Painted portrait of a bearded man in a black beret and fur collar against a green background.

Portrait of Frederick the Wise, Duke of Saxony

1525

Painted portrait of a man in a black cap and dark robe against a blue-green background, dated 1532.

Portræt af Martin Luther

1532

Painting of Christ holding an infant amid mothers with babies and children, with a Latin inscription across the dark top edge

Kristus velsigner børnene

1537-1553

Half-length portrait of a man in a black robe and white collar against a green background, with a ring on one hand.

Mandsportræt. Muligvis Erik Eriksen Banner

1534

Half-length portrait of a woman in a black gown, red inscribed headdress, gold chain and rings, against blue.

Portræt af kurfyrstinde Sibylla af Sachsen (1510-1569)

1533

Painting of the Virgin and Child with two female saints in gold robes, two winged putti above, dark background.

Maria med barnet mellem helgeninderne Katharina og Barbara

1510-1512

Painting of a stag hunt by a river with hounds, mounted hunters, a noble boat and a castle on a hill.

Kurfyrst Frederik den Vise (1463-1525) af Sachsens jagt

1530-1629

Painting of a nude winged Cupid balancing on a stone block, holding an arrow, against a black background.

Amor mit dem Pfeil

1540

Half-length portrait of a red-bearded man in black clothing with clasped hands against a green background, dated 1548.

Portrait of a Man

1548

Reclining nude woman with gold jewelry on red drapery, beside a river, fountain and hilltop castle, after Cranach.

Ruhende Quellnymphe

1600

Formal portrait of a man in a jeweled black hat, white ruff and embroidered black and gold costume against a dark background.

King Philip III of Spain

1590

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