Renaissance Painter · Active 1500 – 1549
Lucas Cranach
Lucas Cranach is among the painters whose work defines the Renaissance era. Paintale holds 26 of Cranach’s works in its collection, spanning themes of portrait.
Where to see the work: Cleveland Museum of Art.
Paintings by Lucas Cranach (26)
Coat of Arms of John Frederic, Elector of Saxony, called the Magnanimous
Lucas Cranach
About Lucas Cranach
Working at the height of the Renaissance period, Lucas Cranach produced a body of work that remains foundational to Western art. The recurring themes across the surviving paintings — portrait — show an artist returning to the same questions about the human figure, light, and the moral weight of a scene that Renaissance painting was uniquely equipped to answer.
Today, paintings by Lucas Cranach are held in major institutions including Cleveland Museum of Art. Each work on Paintale unpacks the subject, the symbolism, the technique, and the long afterlife of the painting — why it was commissioned, what its earliest viewers were expected to see, and why it still rewards close looking today.
Frequently asked about Lucas Cranach
- When did Lucas Cranach live?
- Lucas Cranach was active around 1500 – 1549, during the Renaissance period.
- Where can I see paintings by Lucas Cranach?
- Cleveland Museum of Art.
- What themes did Lucas Cranach paint?
- Portrait.