Cranach Collection

Aristotle and Phyllis, 1530. Artist: Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553)
Aristotle and Phyllis, 1530. From a private collection

Allegory of Law and Grace, after 1529. Artist: Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553)
Allegory of Law and Grace, after 1529. Found in the collection of the Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg

Portrait of Princess Sibylle of Cleves (1512-1554), 1526. Found in the collection of Klassik Stiftung Weimar

Cupid complaining to Venus, c. 1525. Artist: Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553)
Cupid complaining to Venus, c. 1525. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Self-portrait (In the Holy Family), c. 1510. Artist: Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553)
Self-portrait (In the Holy Family), c. 1510. Found in the collection of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

Martin Luther by Lucas Cranach
Martin Luther (1483-1546) by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553), engraved by Theodor Knesing (1840-?). Date: 1884

Venis, the beauty ideal of 16th Century women, wood engraving after Lucas Cranach, 1506
UIG5414706 Venis, the beauty ideal of 16th Century women, wood engraving after Lucas Cranach, 1506; UIG.

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1475 - 1553, one of the most important German painters and graphic artists of the Renaissance
UIG5414533 Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1475 - 1553, one of the most important German painters and graphic artists of the Renaissance, kneeling in front of Charles V, historical wood engraving

Venus with Cupid as a honey thief, 1530. Creator: Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553)
Venus with Cupid as a honey thief, 1530. Found in the Collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst, Kopenhagen.

The second tournament with Samson and the lion on the balcony carpet, 1509. Private Collection

Saint George, ca 1514. Creator: Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553)
Saint George, ca 1514. Found in the Collection of the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona.

The Ill matched Couple, ca 1530. Creator: Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553)
The Ill matched Couple, ca 1530. Found in the Collection of the National Gallery, Prague.

Portrait of Anne of Denmark (1532-1585), Electress of Saxony, Second half of the16th century. Private Collection

Noble couple riding out to hunt, 1506. Creator: Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553)
Noble couple riding out to hunt, 1506. Private Collection

Adam and Eve, 1525-1530. Creator: Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553)
Adam and Eve, 1525-1530. Found in the Collection of the Royal Castle, Warsaw

Pope Paul III in front of the Portrait of Luther, 1883. Creator: Vriendt, Albrecht de (1843-1900)
Pope Paul III in front of the Portrait of Luther, 1883. Found in the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp

Portrait of Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560), 1543. Creator: Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553)
Portrait of Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560), 1543. Private Collection

Ortus et origo Papae (Birth and Origin of the Pope), 1545. Creator: Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553)
Ortus et origo Papae (Birth and Origin of the Pope), 1545. Private Collection

The Werewolf, ca 1510-1515. Creator: Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553)
The Werewolf, ca 1510-1515. Private Collection

Anne of Denmark (1532-1585), Electress of Saxony, after 1565. Creator: Cranach, Lucas, the Younger (1515-1586)
Anne of Denmark (1532-1585), Electress of Saxony, after 1565. Found in the collection of the Art History Museum, Vienne

Elector August of Saxony (1526-1586), after 1565. Creator: Cranach, Lucas, the Younger (1515-1586)
Elector August of Saxony (1526-1586), after 1565. Found in the collection of the Art History Museum, Vienne

John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1503-1554), 1533. Creator: Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553)
John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1503-1554), 1533. Found in the collection of the Fuji Art Museum, Tokyo

Salomé, c.1540. Creator: Cranach, Lucas, the Younger (1515-1586)
Salome, c.1540. Found in the collection of the Goteborg Konstmuseum

Portrait of Maurice (1521-1553), Elector of Saxony, ca 1545-1550. Creator: Cranach, Lucas, the Younger (1515-1586)
Portrait of Maurice (1521-1553), Elector of Saxony, ca 1545-1550. Found in the Collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Reims

Portrait of Maurice (1521-1553), Elector of Saxony, ca 1545-1550. Creator: Cranach, Lucas, the Younger (1515-1586)
Portrait of Maurice (1521-1553), Elector of Saxony, ca 1545-1550. Found in the Collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Reims

Portrait of Prince Clement Wolfgang of Anhalt-Köthen (1492-1566), called the Confessor, c.1540
Portrait of Prince Clement Wolfgang of Anhalt-Kothen (1492-1566), called the Confessor, c.1540. Found in the Collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Reims

Portrait of Prince Clement Wolfgang of Anhalt-Köthen (1492-1566), called the Confessor, c.1540
Portrait of Prince Clement Wolfgang of Anhalt-Kothen (1492-1566), called the Confessor, c.1540. Found in the Collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Reims

Portrait of Ernest I (1497-1546), Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, called Ernest the... c.1540
Portrait of Ernest I (1497-1546), Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg, called Ernest the Confessor, c.1540. Found in the Collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Reims

Portrait of John Ernest (1521-1553), Duke of Saxe-Coburg, c.1540. Creator: Cranach, Lucas, the Younger (1515-1586)
Portrait of John Ernest (1521-1553), Duke of Saxe-Coburg, c.1540. Found in the Collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Reims

Portrait of Princess Catherine of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (1524-1581), ca 1540-1541. Found in the Collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Reims

Portrait of a duke of Saxe (Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar), c.1540. Creator: Cranach, Lucas
Portrait of a duke of Saxe (Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar), c.1540. Found in the Collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Reims

Portrait of a bearded man (Joachim I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau?), c.1540. Creator: Cranach, Lucas
Portrait of a bearded man (Joachim I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau?), c.1540. Found in the Collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Reims

Portrait of Duke Philip I of Pomerania-Wolgast (1515-1560), ca 1540-1541. Creator: Cranach, Lucas
Portrait of Duke Philip I of Pomerania-Wolgast (1515-1560), ca 1540-1541. Found in the Collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Reims

Portrait of a duke of Saxe (Duke John Frederick III of Saxony?), c.1540. Creator: Cranach, Lucas
Portrait of a duke of Saxe (Duke John Frederick III of Saxony?), c.1540. Found in the Collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Reims

Portrait of a duke of Saxe (Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar), c.1540. Creator: Cranach, Lucas
Portrait of a duke of Saxe (Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar), c.1540. Found in the Collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Reims

Portrait of Duke Philip I of Pomerania-Wolgast (1515-1560), ca 1540-1541. Creator: Cranach, Lucas
Portrait of Duke Philip I of Pomerania-Wolgast (1515-1560), ca 1540-1541. Found in the Collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Reims

Portrait of the Wife of Dr. Johann Stephan Reuss, 1503. Found in the collection of Staatliche Museen, Berlin

The Flagellation of Christ, 1538. Artist: Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553)
The Flagellation of Christ, 1538. Found in the collection of the Art History Museum, Vienne

Christ and the Adulteress, ca. 1545-50. Creator: Lucas Cranach the Younger
Christ and the Adulteress, ca. 1545-50

Der Bapstesel zu Rom (The Papal Ass or The Pope Ass of Rome), 1523. Private Collection

Portrait of a Jurist (Dr. Johann Stephan Reuss (?), 1503. Found in the collection of Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg

Portrait of Hans Melber, 1526. Found in the collection of Alte Pinakothek, Munich

Portrait of Georg von Wiedebach, ca 1524. Found in the collection of Dresden State Art Collections

Elisabeth of Saxony (1552?1590), Countess Palatine of Simmern, 1564. Artist: Cranach, Lucas, the Younger (1515-1586)
Elisabeth of Saxony (1552?1590), Countess Palatine of Simmern, 1564. Found in the collection of the Staatliche Museen, Berlin

The Calvary. Painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553)
Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553). German painter. The Calvary, first half of the 16th century. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

The Silver Age or "The Effects of Jealousy"Painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553) 1535 Sun
LRI4620787 The Silver Age or " The Effects of Jealousy" Painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553) 1535 Sun

The climb to Calvary, 1538 (painting)
LRI4650968 The climb to Calvary, 1538 (painting) by Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553); Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

The Three Graces, 1531 (oil on canvas)
YOU4419796 The Three Graces, 1531 (oil on canvas) by Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553); 36x24 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; Photo © Kim Young Tae

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Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553), was a renowned German artist whose works spanned various genres and subjects. One of his notable pieces is the "Allegory of Law and Grace, " created after 1529. In this painting, Cranach skillfully juxtaposes contrasting themes to depict the dichotomy between salvation through faith alone versus reliance on good deeds. Another captivating artwork by Cranach is "CRANACH: APHRODITE / VENUS" from 1529, an oil painting on wood that showcases his mastery in capturing sensuality and beauty. The piece portrays Aphrodite/Venus, the goddess of love and desire, with exquisite detail and elegance. In his portrait of Princess Sibylle of Cleves from 1526, Cranach demonstrates his ability to capture both regality and vulnerability. The delicate brushstrokes bring out her gracefulness while revealing a glimpse into her inner thoughts. Cranach's contribution extended beyond portraiture; he also depicted significant historical figures such as Martin Luther in a strikingly realistic manner. His portrayal captures Luther's determination and conviction during the Reformation period. "Cupid complaining to Venus" is another intriguing work by Cranach dating back to around 1525. This painting depicts Cupid expressing discontentment to Venus, showcasing Cranach's talent for storytelling through art. One can also find self-portraits among Cranach's body of work like "Self-portrait (In the Holy Family)" from around 1510. Through this intimate portrayal within a religious context, we gain insight into how he saw himself as part of something greater than himself. Religious themes were prevalent in many paintings by Cranach; one example being "The Calvary. " Created by Lucas Cranach the Elder, this piece depicts Christ's crucifixion with great emotional intensity that resonates with viewers even today. "The Flagellation of Christ" from 1538 is another powerful religious painting by Cranach.