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Lucas Cranach the Elder

German painter and printmaker (1472–1553)
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Summary

Lucas Cranach the Elder was born on October 4, 1472[1], in Kronach[2]. He died on October 16, 1553[3], in Weimar[4]. He worked as a painter[5], printmaker[6], graphic artist[7], architectural drafter[8], and designer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,253 views/month, #6,762 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 1, 1472[11]
  • Date of death: 1553[12]
  • Place of burial: Weimar[13]
  • Father: Hans Sunder[14]
  • Mother: Barbara Hübner[15]
  • Spouse: Barbara Brengbier[16], Q133029299[17]
  • Child: Hans Cranach[18], Lucas Cranach the Younger[19], Barbara Brück[20], Anna Pfreundt[21]
  • Country of citizenship: Holy Roman Empire[22], Germany[23]
  • Occupation: artist[24], draftsperson[25], copper engraver[26], pharmacist[27], publisher[28]
  • Field of work: painting[29]
  • Position held: burgomaster[30], court painter[31]
  • Student: Antonius Heusler[32], Hans Cranach[33]
  • Notable work: Portraits of Henry IV of Saxony and Catherine of Mecklenburg[34], Maria Hilf[35], The Three Graces[36], Prince Johann of Anhalt[37], The fountain of youth[38], Portraits of Johannes and Anna Cuspinian[39], Portrait of a clean-shaven young man[40]
  • Religion or worldview: Lutheranism[41]
  • Influenced by: Quinten Metsys[42], Jan Gossaert[43]
  • Sex or gender: male[44]
  • Family: Cranach family[45]
  • Movement: German Renaissance[46]
  • Genre: portrait painting[47], nude[48], religious painting[49], mythological painting[50]
  • Commons category: Lucas Cranach (I)[51]
  • Residence: Cranachhaus[52]
  • Family name: Cranach[53]
  • Given name: Lucas[54]
  • Significant event: imprisonment[55]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Lucas Cranach the Elder include 8284 Cranach[56].

Why It Matters

Lucas Cranach the Elder has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] He is known by 194 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

He has been cited as an influence by James Tissot[59], a painter[60], 1836–1902[61], of France[62], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour[63] and Die Brücke[64], an art group[65], in Germany[66], founded in 1905[67].

Entities named for him include 8284 Cranach[56].

FAQs

Where was Lucas Cranach the Elder born?

Lucas Cranach the Elder was born in Kronach[2].

Where did Lucas Cranach the Elder die?

Lucas Cranach the Elder died in Weimar[4].

Who were Lucas Cranach the Elder's parents?

Lucas Cranach the Elder's father was Hans Sunder[14]. Lucas Cranach the Elder's mother was Barbara Hübner[15].

Who was Lucas Cranach the Elder married to?

Lucas Cranach the Elder's spouses include Barbara Brengbier[16] and Q133029299[17].

What did Lucas Cranach the Elder do for work?

Lucas Cranach the Elder worked as a painter[5], printmaker[6], graphic artist[7], architectural drafter[8], and designer[9].

Who did Lucas Cranach the Elder influence?

Lucas Cranach the Elder has been cited as an influence by James Tissot[59] and Die Brücke[64].

Related Entities

Academy of Fine Arts Vienna Albertina Alte Pinakothek Ambras Castle British Museum Brooklyn Museum Burrell Collection Carnegie Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Detroit Institute of Arts Fitzwilliam Museum Galleria Borghese Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister Gemäldegalerie Berlin Germany Hamburger Kunsthalle Hermitage Museum Holy Roman Empire Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Israel Museum James Tissot Jan Gossaert J. Paul Getty Museum Kröller-Müller Museum Kunsthaus Zürich Kunsthistorisches Museum Louvre Museum Lucas Cranach the Elder Lucas Cranach the Younger Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . Genealogics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [22] ↑ . KulturNav. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [23] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. wikidata.org.
  11. [31] ↑ . museum-digital.de. museum-digital.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] ↑ . Web umenia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [6] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  20. [7] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [8] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  22. [9] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [46] ↑ . Artnet. wikidata.org.
  30. [47] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. wikidata.org.
  31. [48] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. wikidata.org.
  32. [49] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. wikidata.org.
  33. [50] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. wikidata.org.
  34. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [1] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [11] ↑ . Web umenia. Retrieved . brockhaus.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [3] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [12] ↑ . Athenaeum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [53] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [54] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [42] ↑ . nga.gov. nga.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [43] ↑ . nga.gov. nga.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [55] ↑ . Q134464553. hauspublikationen.mak.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  54. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [59] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [64] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [60] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [61] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [62] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [63] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [65] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [66] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [67] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  4. 25d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Relative → Christian Brück, Gregor Brück, Augustin Cranach +4
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  5. 5w ago · Daehan · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Relative → Christian Brück, Gregor Brück, Augustin Cranach +4
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  6. 5w ago · Hannolans · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art +231
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  7. 7w ago · Oursana · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  8. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  12. 17w ago · Hannolans · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  13. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → p0063989-Cranach-Lucas-14721553
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  14. 19w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  15. 19w ago · Hannolans · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art +231
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  16. 19w ago · Oursana · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  18. 21w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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