Solo show
Lucas Cranach the Elder
from 23 Nov 2007 at Royal Academy of Arts
· City of Westminster
This major retrospective brought together works by Lucas Cranach the Elder, one of the most significant painters of the German Renaissance. Presented at the Städel Museum in 2007 and subsequently at the Royal Academy of Arts, the exhibition offered a comprehensive survey of Cranach's career — from his early Danube School landscapes and devotional paintings to his celebrated portraits and mythological scenes. An accompanying scholarly catalogue provided in-depth essays and full documentation of the works on display.
About the artist
Lucas Cranach the Elder
1472–1553 · German Renaissance
Lucas Cranach the Elder was a German Renaissance painter and printmaker in woodcut and engraving. He was court painter to the Electors of Saxony for most of his career, and is known for his portraits, both of German princes and leaders of the Protestant Reformation, whose cause he embraced with…
About the artist →About the venue
Royal Academy of Arts
· City of Westminster
The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House in Piccadilly, London, England. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and…
