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Lucas Cranach, the Elder's painting "Law and Grace," 1529
Image: Stiftung Schloss Friedenstein, GothaImage: Stiftung Schloss Friedenstein, Gotha

Lucas Cranach, the Elder

Lucas Cranach, the Elder (1472-1553), was a German painter of the Renaissance era who produced altarpieces, woodcuts and engravings. Even during his lifetime, he was considered the most outstanding artist of his time.

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People interview a man in the church in front of the spectacular altar.

Naumburg Cathedral painting causes controversy

Painter Michael Triegel created a new work for the Naumburg Cathedral with personal touches. Will it be able to remain?
CultureJuly 12, 2022
Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472–1553) Adam and Eve

Nazi-looted art to remain in California museum

A US museum has won a legal dispute over the ownership of two Renaissance masterpieces that were looted by the Nazis.
ArtsJuly 31, 2018
Daily Drone Cranach-Häuser

#DailyDrone: Cranach Houses, Wittenberg

The #DailyDrone heads to the Cranach Houses.
TravelMay 30, 201701:22 min
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How Lucas Cranach, the Elder, became an entrepreneur

Works by Lucas Cranach, the Elder, can now be admired in a major exhibition in Dusseldorf.
CultureApril 10, 2017
Copies of a painting

The Warhol of the Renaissance: Lucas Cranach, the Elder

Here's a look at the work of Lucas Cranach, the Elder, one of the most productive artists of the Renaissance.
CultureApril 7, 20179 images
Lucas Cranach der Ältere Selbstbildnis

The Cranachs and Medieval Modern Art

Lucas Cranach the Elder and his son of the same name embodied the ideal of the Renaissance.
ArtsMarch 31, 201742:37 min
Irina Antonova, Copyright: DW

Antonova: Looted art is 'the price paid for remembering'

An interview with the former director of Moscow's Pushkin Museum questions the meaning of looted art.
March 8, 2016

The Cranachs in Moscow

A restitution dispute, German-Russian diplomacy, and a milestone Cranach exhibition.
March 7, 2016
Lucas Cranach d. Ä. Christus und Maria

Cranach paintings in Moscow tell tale of Soviet-looted art

The Pushkin Museum is bringing together Cranach works, including many that had been confiscated by the Soviets.
March 3, 2016
DW euromaxx 01.10.2015 Cranach 500. Geburtstag

Painter of the Reformation

Renaissance artist Lucas Cranach, the Younger was born 500 years ago.
CultureOctober 2, 201503:13 min

Cutting-edge Renaissance

Painter Lucas Cranach the Younger was born 500 years ago - but he still inspires the most modern artists.
LifestyleJuly 26, 201504:23 min
Sotheby's auction. Lucas Cranach the Elder. Copyright: Picture alliance/ZUMA Press/S. Chung.

Auction record

A rare German Renaissance painting has fetched more than $14 million at auction.
July 9, 2015
Cranach-Signatur

Why Renaissance painter Lucas Cranach is still a big deal

500 years after his birth, several exhibitions celebrate Lucas Cranach. Why is the painter such a big deal?
CultureJune 25, 201512 images
Kronach

Historic Trip - Following the Cranachs

To mark the 500th anniversary of the birth of Lucas Cranach the Younger, we travel to the places where the Renaissance painter and his famous father lived and worked in southern and eastern Germany.
CultureMay 16, 201504:26 min
Cranach-Ausstellung in Gotha

Cranach Exhibition at Friedensstein Castle

The exhibition marks the launch of a year of major events devoted to Cranach in the state of Thüringen.
March 26, 2015
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Destination Germany

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January 6, 2015
Reformator Martin Luther (1483-1546) in Wittenberg +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++

Luther’s Footsteps - Eisleben, Wittenberg & Eisenach

We follow reformator Martin Luther's footsteps in the most important stations of his life.
December 3, 2013

Wittenberg - Home to the Artist Lucas Cranach

Lucas Cranach the Elder spent 45 years in Wittenberg as court painter to successive electors of Saxony. The Renaissance artist set up the most successful painting school of his era there, and also founded a print shop.
CultureJuly 28, 201202:26 min

Dumpling love

A native Thuringian glassblower loves many things, including nature, his homeland, and dumplings.
November 18, 2009
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Titilating Masterpiece

Venus has gone nude for more than 450 years and not even prudish London officials could change that.
February 18, 2008
A painting by Lucas Cranach being hung on the wall

Video: Lucas Cranach Exhibit Opens in Frankfurt

Works by Lucas Cranach, the Elder, are now on display at the Städel Museum in Frankfurt.
November 22, 2007

Cranach's Residence

The newly restored residence of Renaissance painter Lucas Cranach reopened Wednesday.
January 24, 2007

Germany's Top Five

Retreat indoors as the weather turns cold and put on your thinking cap to explore taboo-breaker Pasolini, compare Cranach and Picasso and get some light relief from Germany's best-known marionette theater this week.
November 14, 2005