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Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472–1553) was a German Renaissance painter and printmaker who served as court painter to the Electors of Saxony in Wittenberg. The Rest on the Flight into Egypt is a biblical subject depicting the Holy Family—Mary, Joseph, and the infant Jesus—pausing during their escape to...
Lucas Cranach the Elder's Crucifixion is an early 16th-century German woodcut notable for translating Christ's execution into a densely figured devotional image.
Lucas Cranach the Elder’s 1507 woodcut portrays the iconic story of St. George and the Dragon. The artwork showcases the medieval legend of the Christian martyr slaying the beast, a popular narrative within the German Renaissance period. Cranach's detailed execution makes this piece notable for its...
Lucas Cranach the Elder's 1508 Judgment of Paris is a German woodcut depicting the Trojan prince choosing the fairest of three goddesses.
The Tournament is a 1509 woodcut associated with German Renaissance artist Lucas Cranach the Elder. The print depicts mounted participants and spectators gathered around a jousting event, using dense black lines and repeated figures to convey movement, ceremony, and crowding. It belongs to Cranach's...
"Venus and Cupid" is a 1506 woodcut created by the German Renaissance artist Lucas Cranach the Elder. The artwork depicts the Roman goddess Venus standing nude with her son Cupid, who is shown eating honey from a hive, referencing an idiom about the bittersweet nature of love. The Latin inscription...
Lucas Cranach the Elder's Saint George Fighting the Dragon is a German woodcut depicting the mounted saint defeating the beast to rescue a princess.
Lucas Cranach the Elder's Samson and Delilah is a German woodcut depicting Delilah cutting the sleeping hero's hair, the source of his biblical strength.
