Lucas Cranach Gallery | |||
Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg Kneeling before Christ on the Cross
C. 1520-29 Pine, 158 x 112 cm Alte Pinakothek Acquired in 1829 from the Collegiate Church in Aschaffenburg | |||
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Biography Bulletin Board Renowned Art (home) | ||
Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553) Lucas Cranach was born at Cronach in upper Franconia, Germany and learned the art of drawing from his father. He was a religious painter and his chief occupation was that of portrait-painting. He was equally successful, and often comically naïve in mythological scenes. | |||
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