His work then drew the attention of Duke Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, known as Frederick the Wise, who attached Cranach to his court in 1504. Īccording to Gunderam (the tutor of Cranach's children), Cranach demonstrated his talents as a painter before the close of the 15th century. įrom 1504 to 1520 he lived in a house on the south west corner of the marketplace in Wittenberg. There are also suggestions that Cranach spent some time in Vienna around 1500. How Cranach was trained is not known, but it was probably with local south German masters, as with his contemporary Matthias Grünewald, who worked at Bamberg and Aschaffenburg (Bamberg is the capital of the diocese in which Kronach lies). Later, the name of his birthplace was used for his surname, another custom of the times. 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. Early and personal life 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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