Northern Renaissance

Lucas Cranach the Elder: Hunting Near Hartenfels Castle

Hunting Near Hartenfels Castle: Lucas Cranach the Elder

Lucas Cranach the Elder was a famous artist and engraver of the German Renaissance who painted the landscape Hunting Near Hartenfels Castle in 1540. This very busy picture is filled with figures and action, as deer are chased into the river by hounds and mounted hunters to be shot in a broad landscape. Depicted in …

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Lucas Cranach the Elder: Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Judith with the Head of Holofernes: Lucas Cranach the Elder

Lucas Cranach the Elder’s Judith with the Head of Holofernes is part of a sub-genre of the Northern Renaissance relating to the power of women. The story is biblical, where the Assyrian general is decapitated by Judith whose town he intends to destroy. Cranach’s Judith is calm, upright, and self-assured, in a contemporary aristocratic dress. …

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