It presents him as a facet-rich personality: as prudent head of the family, as city treasurer, intelligent mayor and an energetic entrepreneur. In Wittenberg the exhibition tells the story of the life and work of Lucas Cranach the Younger. Among the seated guests were Luther, Melanchton and other prominent reformators. The Man to right offering wine is believed to be a self-portrait of Cranach the Younger. Wittenberg The Last supper – Cranach the Younger : The Epitaph of Joachim von Anhalt. Other places may also be included in the itinerary.
The exhibition will open at 7 different original locations: Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Dessau, Wörlitz, Eisenach, Gotha, Weimar and Erfurt. It is the first worldwide exhibition, which dedicates itself to the life and work of this painter. In memory of his birth in 1515 one of the major exhibitions in Germany (one of the so-called “Landes-ausstellungen”) will be mounted by Sachsen-Anhalt and Thüringen next summer. Born in 1515 in Wittenberg he continued the work of his father. His son, Cranach the Younger, was also a painter.
Famous reformation portrait painter series#
This year a series of exhibitions throws a spotlight on his work.Ĭranach the Elder is known as the artist, who through his friendship with Luther turned into the “visualizer” of the reformation. Cranach the Younger was in his own right a remarkable painter of the reformation.
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