Cranach A-Z

Teresa Präauer

Hardcover | 13.34 x 1.78 x 19.69 cm | 120 pp

Hatje Cantz | 2022 | 9783775751803 

Lucas Cranach the Elder created around 500 works during his lifetime. With his portraits of Martin Luther and Philipp Melanchton and as court painter to Frederick the Wise, he became one of the most sought-after painters of the Reformation. At the same time, Cranach was the first to translate the Italian Renaissance tradition of the life-size nude into art north of the Alps; his lascivious, barely veiled depiction of Venus, the goddess of love, bears witness to this.

Teresa Präauer here explores the work of this busy prince of painters from A to Z. She focuses not only on Cranach's art, but also on the society that surrounded him, the subjects he painted, and the events that shaped his development.

Hatje Cantz A-Z
In this pocket-sized series, renowned art historians and writers open up a fascinating cosmos that transcends classical art history. Following key terms from A–Z, these books illuminate little-known aspects and shed new light on familiar motifs and themes. Offering surprising new perspectives, they invite us to look  further—beyond the ABCs of art. View more.