The Judgment of Paris
Lucas Cranach the Elder
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Renaissance Painter · Active 1524 – 1538
Lucas Cranach the Elder
Paintale's collection includes 6 paintings attributed to Lucas Cranach the Elder, a figure of the Renaissance period whose recurring subjects — daily life, portrait, power & politics — trace a consistent set of preoccupations across a career's worth of commissions.
Daily LifePortraitPower & PoliticsTragedy & Death
Where to see the work: The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Art Institute of Chicago.
Paintings by Lucas Cranach the Elder (6)
Portrait of Magdalena of Saxony, Wife of Elector Joachim II of Brandenburg
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Eve
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Adam
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Judith with the Head of Holofernes
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The Crucifixion
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About Lucas Cranach the Elder
Working at the height of the Renaissance period, Lucas Cranach the Elder produced a body of work that remains foundational to Western art. The recurring themes across the surviving paintings — daily life, portrait, power & politics, tragedy & death — show an artist returning to the same questions about the human figure, light, and the moral weight of a scene that Renaissance painting was uniquely equipped to answer.
Museums now holding Lucas Cranach the Elder's work include The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago. On each painting's page here, we go beyond the caption to cover subject, symbolism, technique, and provenance — the context a modern viewer needs to see what the original audience saw.
Frequently asked about Lucas Cranach the Elder
- When did Lucas Cranach the Elder live?
- Lucas Cranach the Elder was active around 1524 – 1538, during the Renaissance period.
- Where can I see paintings by Lucas Cranach the Elder?
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago.
- What themes did Lucas Cranach the Elder paint?
- Daily Life, Portrait, Power & Politics, Tragedy & Death.