Tag: Germany

The Crucifixion with the Converted Centurion (1536)

Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) The Crucifixion with the Converted Centurion 1536 Oil on panel, 50.8 x 34.6 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington An armored man on horseback looks up at the middle of three men hanging on rough-hewn wooden crosses…

The Nymph of the Spring (after 1537)

Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) The Nymph of the Spring after 1537 Oil on panel, 48.4 x 72.8 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington The nymph reclines beside a spring, perhaps a reference to a legendary ancient Roman fountain with which a…

Portrait of a Man (1522)

Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Portrait of a Man 1522 Oil on panel, 57.6 x 39.9 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Shown from the waist up, a clean-shaven man with pale, peachy skin is dressed in black and burgundy red in…

Portrait of a Woman (1522)

Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Portrait of a Woman 1522 Oil on panel, 58 x 39.8 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Pair: Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Portrait of a Man 1522 National Gallery of Art, Washington    

A Prince of Saxony (c.1517)

Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) A Prince of Saxony c.1517 Oil on panel, 43.7 x 34.4 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Pair: Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) A Princess of Saxony c.1517 National Gallery of Art, Washington     See also: • Saxony (Germany)

A Princess of Saxony (c.1517)

Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) A Princess of Saxony c.1517 Oil on panel, 43.4 x 34.3 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Shown from the lap up, a young girl with pale, peachy skin and long, light brown hair wears a crimson-red…

The Feast of Herod (1531)

Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) The Feast of Herod 1531 Oil on panel, 81.3 x 119.7 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford The biblical story of Salome was popular during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, when it was seen as a cautionary tale of…

L’Europe après la pluie (1940-1942)

Ernst, Max (1891-1976) L’Europe après la pluie (Europe after the Rain II) 1940–1942 Oil on canvas, 54.8 × 147.8 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford Curatorial Narrative: Ernst began this work in occupied France during World War II. He finished it in New York…