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Lucas Cranach the Elder was a German Renaissance [[painter]] and [[printmaker]], born about 1472 at [[Kronach]] in upper [[Franconia]]. He was a court painter to the Electors of [[Saxony]] for most of his professional career and is known primarily for his detailed portraiture.
Lucas Cranach the Elder was a German Renaissance [[painter]] and [[printmaker]], born about 1472 at [[Kronach]] in upper [[Franconia]]. He was a court painter to the Electors of [[Saxony]] for most of his professional career and is known primarily for his detailed portraiture.

==References==
* [http://www.artbible.info/art/biography/lucas-cranach-the-elder Art and the Bible: Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553)]
* [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/141704/Lucas-Cranach-the-Elder Encyclopedia Britannica: Lucas Cranach, the Elder]
* [http://www.abcgallery.com/C/cranach/cranach.html Olga's Gallery: Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553)]
* [http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/bio/c/cranach/lucas_e/biograph.html Web Gallery of Art: Lucas Cranach the Elder (b. 1472, Kronach, d. 1553, Weimar)]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Cranach_the_Elder Wikipedia: Lucas Cranach the Elder]


[[Category:15th century]]
[[Category:15th century]]

Latest revision as of 01:05, 7 May 2013

Lucas Cranach the Elder was a German Renaissance painter and printmaker, born about 1472 at Kronach in upper Franconia. He was a court painter to the Electors of Saxony for most of his professional career and is known primarily for his detailed portraiture.

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