Johann I (1468–1532), the Constant, Elector of Saxony
Lucas Cranach the Elder
1532–33
Medium
Oil on canvas, transferred from wood, with letterpress-printed paper labels
Dimensions
8 1/4 x 5 7/8 in. (21 x 14.9 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, 1871
Accession Number
71.128
Tags
MenPortraits
About the Artist
Lucas Cranach the Elder · 1472–1553
Lucas Cranach the Elder (c. 1472-1553) was one of the most prominent German Renaissance painters and a key artistic figure of the Protestant Reformation. Born in Kronach, Franconia, to the painter Hans Maler, Cranach began his career in Vienna around 1502, where he became one of the founders of the Danube School, a movement characterized by expressive landscape painting and emotional force. His ea...