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Cranach
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Cra·nach  (krä), Lucas Known as "the Elder." 1472-1553.
German painter and engraver noted for his many portraits and religious works, some of which depict the theological views of his friend Martin Luther.

Cranach (German) [ˈkraːnax]
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(Biographies / Cranach, Lucas (1472-1553) M, German, ARTS AND CRAFTS: painter, ARTS AND CRAFTS: etcher, ARTS AND CRAFTS: designer of woodcuts) Lucas (ˈluːkas), known as the Elder, real name


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The painting is in fact part of a series of six full-length portraits of members of the electoral family executed by Lucas Cranach the Younger between 1564 and 1565.
One example is a print from 1546 by Lucas Cranach The Younger entitled Unterschied zwischen der waren Religion Christi und falschen Abgottischen lehr des Antichrists in den furnehmesten stucken.
Adam and Eve, by Lucas Cranach the Younger, is an assemblage of rough snippets from his father's pictures of The Fall of Man, without his father's subtlety, fine drawing and rondeur within the outlines.
 
 
 
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