Browsing: German Renaissance

Adam and Eve stand in separate panels as apples, leaves, the serpent, and their contrasting gestures concentrate the biblical narrative of the Fall.

A divided composition contrasts law, sin, death, and judgement with the Crucifixion, Resurrection, sacrifice, salvation, and divine grace.

A vertical mythological painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder showing the nude Apollo standing on the left with a bow and a leafy branch covering part of his body. On the right, the nude Diana sits calmly upon a deer and turns her face towards Apollo. Dark trees surround the pale figures, while rocky terrain, water, distant architecture, and an opening towards the horizon expand the wooded setting.

Introduction to the Artist Lucas Cranach the Younger was a German Renaissance painter who continued the workshop tradition established by…

Cranach’s The Birth of John the Baptist examined through Panofsky’s method, domestic space, postnatal care, water, women’s labour, and German Renaissance symbolism.

A Northern Renaissance painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder showing the Virgin Mary seated with the nude Christ Child upon her lap. Mary wears a red dress and broad blue mantle, supporting the child with both hands as they look towards one another. The child holds a bunch of grapes symbolising the Eucharist and his future sacrifice. Behind them extends a detailed landscape with trees, a winding road, rocky terrain, distant mountains, and a castle upon elevated ground.

A panoramic German Renaissance hunting scene by Lucas Cranach the Elder. Hartenfels Castle rises in the background above a broad wooded and river landscape. Mounted and standing hunters, courtly figures, boats, packs of dogs, deer, wild boars, and separate episodes of pursuit and capture are distributed throughout the composition. Larger distinguished figures in the lower corners establish the dynastic hierarchy governing the event.