Lucas Cranach the Elder UniverseElector of Saxony, elegant Judith, naked nymph or fighting saint: Cranach adapts a lively and immediately recognizable line to the needs of the court, faith and desire.
1472 - 1553Life of the German master
From 1505Court painter in Wittenberg
1520sVisual commitment to the Reformation
°10,000Works of the master and workshop - overall estimate
Hand paintedReal oil painting, no print.
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Kronach -Wittenberg, 1472 -1553 · Court, Reformation and mythology
Elector of Saxony, elegant Judith, naked nymph or fighting saint: Cranach adapts a lively and immediately recognizable line to the needs of the court, faith and desire.
Lucas Cranach the Elder was born in Kronach in 1472 and died in Weimar in 1553. Court painter to the voters of Saxony in Wittenberg from 1505, he directed an extremely productive workshop and participated directly in the visual culture of the Reformation. Friend of Martin Luther, he produced portraits, altarpieces, engravings and propaganda images while developing mythological nudes intended for collectors. The portrait of John I the Constant gave the prince a political presence concentrated by the costume, the beard and the background. Judith with the head of Holofernes transformed the biblical heroine into a court lady, elegant but armed. Judith with the head of Holofernes transformed the biblical heroine into a court lady, elegant but armed. Judith with the head of Holofernes transformed the biblical heroine into a court lady, elegant but armed. The Nymph of the source associates the elongated nude with a moral inscription and a nordic landscape, playing on the proximity between scholarly contemplation and desire. Saint George and the dragon condense chivalrous action and faith. From one genre to another, the flexible contours, the deliberately slender proportions and the precious accessories unify the production of the master and his workshop. The selection "Lucas Cranach the Elder" notably compares Johann I (1468-1532), the Constant, Elector of Saxony and Judith and the head of Holofernes. His reading favors light.
Cranach can change the subject without losing his voice: the same high line serves the prince, the holy heroine, the nymph and the knight.
Course & style
Journey, subjects and pictorial language
Enter the service of Saxony
Cranach organizes a sustainable court production in Wittenberg. This milestone illuminates the "Lucas Cranach the Elder" collection by favoring light.
Support the Reform
Portraits and prints spread the figures and ideas of the new movement.
Multiply inventions
The workshop resumes with variations portraits, mythologies and religious subjects.
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Nervous contour
The line gives bodies and faces an immediately identifiable elegance. This line guides a reading of "Lucas Cranach the Elder" centered on light.
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Signature accessory
Jewelry, hats and furs build the rank as much as the model.
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Slender body
Nudes favor stylization over strictly naturalistic anatomy.
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Organized workshop
Reusable models allow rapid diffusion without erasing variations.
Explore by universe
Four image functions in Wittenberg
Prince, heroine, nymph and saint show how Cranach responds to power, morality, desire and faith.
Voter01
Protestant power
John the Constant combines individual identity and political continuity of Saxony.
For the court. Reading of "Lucas Cranach the Elder" by light.Judith02
Armed virtue
Contemporary elegance makes victory over Holofernes more disturbing.
For the storyNymph03
Warned desire
The body offered to the gaze remains accompanied by a text and a moral distance.
For mythologyGeorge04
Faith in action
The fight against the dragon transforms the knight into a spiritual model.
For devotionCourt of Saxony05
Johann I (1468-1532), the Constant, Elector of Saxony
John the Constant appears in an effigy where suit, beard and gaze condense electoral authority.
Landmark work by Lucas Cranach the ElderBiblical heroine06
Judith and the head of Holofernes
Judith holds Holofernes' head with the controlled elegance of a court lady.
Landmark work by Lucas Cranach the Elder
Works to discover
Cranach between court, Bible and mythology
The first works in the collection summarize the diversity of a workshop capable of serving politics, religion and humanist culture.
Each painting is made in oil on canvas by a specialized artist, then checked with you before shipping.
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Each reproduction is unique. Slight variations of touch and material testify to the painter's manual work.
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Portraits and Judith gain in average vertical; the nymph requires a wider landscape. German black wood or fine gilding will highlight reds, greens and skin tones.
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