Saint Maurice was an important Black saint during the Renaissance, especially as the patron of the Holy Roman Empire
Cranach the Elder
Such a gruesome act; such a passive woman. But is she really so refined? With Cranach, meaning is never clear-cut.
Lucas Cranach the Elder, Judith with the ...
Is the pleasure worth the pain? At the Court of Saxony, an aristocratic woman vamps it up as Venus.
Lucas Cranach the Elder, Cupid complaining to Venus
Is that a lion, or a dog? Cranach’s peculiar animals have us scratching our heads along with Adam.
Lucas Cranach the Elder, Adam and Eve
How did heaven get to be so controversial? This painting was a defining image of the Protestant Reformation.
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