![]() ![]() His mother, with surname Hübner, died in 1491. He learned the art of drawing from his father Hans Maler (his surname meaning "painter" and denoting his profession, not his ancestry, after the manner of the time and class). He was born at Kronach in upper Franconia (now central Germany), probably in 1472. Signature of Cranach the Elder from 1508 on: winged snake with ruby ring (as on painting of 1514) He has been considered the most successful German artist of his time. He continued throughout his career to paint nude subjects drawn from mythology and religion.Ĭranach had a large workshop and many of his works exist in different versions his son Lucas Cranach the Younger and others continued to create versions of his father's works for decades after his death. Cranach also painted religious subjects, first in the Catholic tradition, and later trying to find new ways of conveying Lutheran religious concerns in art. ![]() He was court painter to the Electors of Saxony for most of his career, and is known for his portraits, both of German princes and those of the leaders of the Protestant Reformation, whose cause he embraced with enthusiasm. ![]() 1472 – 16 October 1553) was a German Renaissance painter and printmaker in woodcut and engraving. Lucas Cranach the Elder ( German: Lucas Cranach der Ältere c. ![]()
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