Cranach. The power of images - Discovery Gallimard special edition

Cranach. The power of images - Discovery Gallimard special edition

GK195881
FRENCH LANGUAGE

Lucas Cranach the Elder is one of the greatest German artists of the Renaissance, alongside Dürer, Holbein and Grünewald.
In its richness, his painted and engraved work reflects the tensions of his time.

A painter of altarpieces offering his services to great Catholic prelates, Cranach...
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Characteristics

Dimensions
12,5 x 17,5 x 1 cm
Themes
Mythology, Portrait
Artist
Lucas Cranach, dit l'Ancien (1472-1553)
Art movements
Renaissance, 16th century, German paintings
Reference
GK195881
EAN
9782070132614
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.