Lucas Cranach den yngre

(1515–1586) tysk målare

Lucas Cranach den yngre (1515–1586) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a printmaker, and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Lucas Cranach den yngre belongs to the chapter ‘Mannerism’ in this site’s history of art.

Lucas Cranach den yngre was born in Lutherstadt Wittenberg and died in Lutherstadt Wittenberg. Lucas Cranach den yngre studied under Lucas Cranach the Elder. Lucas Cranach den yngre worked in Lutherstadt Wittenberg and Wolfenbüttel. Wikidata associates Lucas Cranach den yngre with German Renaissance.

The best-known works include ‘Portrait of a Man with a Red Beard’, ‘Portrait of Lucas Cranach the Elder’, and ‘Last Supper’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 179 works by Lucas Cranach den yngre with free images. The dated works span the years 1520–1655. Works by Lucas Cranach den yngre are held by several collections, among them Kunsthistorisches Museum, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, National Museum in Kraków, and Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen. Wikidata links 4 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘The Renaissance’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Virgil Solis, Cornelis Floris, Juan Bautista de Toledo, Willem Key, and Guglielmo della Porta.

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