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Lucas Cranach the Younger (1515-86)
[John Frederick I the Magnanimous, Elector of Saxony] 1541
Woodcut | 20.0 x 15.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 609233
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Woodcut of John Frederick I the Magnanimous, Elector of Saxony. Half length with cap, beard, and ermine mantle, holding a sword in hands. The print is signed with the winged serpent of Lucas Cranach the Younger. Cut down, with printed text on the verso.
This portrait of the Elector, along with other illustrations by Lucas Cranach the Younger, were published in Luther's Bible printed in Wittenberg by Hans Lufft in 1541. -
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Woodcut
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20.0 x 15.8 cm (sheet of paper)
15.7 x 13.5 cm (image)
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