Cranach and me

Cranach and me

JA105834
French version

Baldung, Picasso, Dürer, Vinci, Botticelli, Raphael...

A painter, engraver and printer of the German Renaissance and the Reformation, Lucas Cranach the Elder was at the crossroads of Gothic and Italian painting.

He also took part in the religious struggles of the time alongside Martin...
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Characteristics

Number of pages
48
Dimensions
24 × 31 × 0,7 cm
Art movement
Renaissance
Number of illustrations
45
Artist
Lucas Cranach, dit l'Ancien (1472-1553)
Reference
JA105834
EAN
9782711858347
Publication date
Février 2011
Diffusor
EDITIONS FLAMMARION
Distributor
EDITIONS FLAMMARION
Conservation museum
Paris - Réunion des musées nationaux- Grand Palais

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The work and its artist

Lucas Cranach, dit l'Ancien (1472-1553)

German Renaissance painter and engraver Lucas Müller, known as Lucas Cranach the Elder, began his career in Vienna before becoming the official painter to Frederick III of Saxony at the court of Wittenberg. Cranach the Elder is especially known for his numerous portraits of Martin Luther and the aristocracy. Mythological nudes also constitute an important part of his artistic production, as for example with his series of paintings of Venus, not very modest these young girls with prepubescent forms often have suggestive positions and looks. As a businessman, Cranach enjoyed great economic and artistic success. After his death, his son Lucas (Cranach the Younger) took over the management of the workshop and became a renowned artist.