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Cranach and me

Cranach and me

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Baldung, Picasso, Dürer, Vinci, Botticelli, Raphael...

A painter, engraver and printer of the German Renaissance and the Reformation, Lucas Cranach the Elder was at the crossroads of Gothic and Italian painting.

He also took part in the religious struggles of the time alongside Martin ...
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Characteristics

Number of pages :
48
Dimensions :
24 × 31 × 0,7 cm
Artist :
Lucas Cranach, dit l'Ancien (1472-1553)
Number of illustrations :
45
Museum :
Musée du Luxembourg
Art movement :
Renaissance
EAN :
9782711858347
Reference :
JA105834

Editor

Publication :
Février 2011
Diffusor :
EDITIONS FLAMMARION
Distributor :
EDITIONS FLAMMARION

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The artist

Lucas Cranach, dit l'Ancien (1472-1553)

German Renaissance painter and engraver Lucas Müller, known as Lucas Cranach the Elder, began his career in Vienna before becoming the official painter to Frederick III of Saxony at the court of Wittenberg. Cranach the Elder is especially known for his numerous portraits of Martin Luther and the aristocracy. Mythological nudes also constitute an important part of his artistic production, as for example with his series of paintings of Venus, not very modest these young girls with prepubescent forms often have suggestive positions and looks. As a businessman, Cranach enjoyed great economic and artistic success. After his death, his son Lucas (Cranach the Younger) took over the management of the workshop and became a renowned artist.