Embedded in the influential currents of the Renaissance and shaped by a profound artistic passion, the groundbreaking oeuvre of Lucas Cranach the Elder was born. Probably born in Kronach, Upper Franconia, around October 4, 1472, Cranach became one of the leading painters, printmakers, and letterpress printers of his time. From 1505, he served as court painter at the electoral courts under Frederick the Wise, John the Steadfast, and John Frederick the Magnanimous. Over the course of his life, he created an impressive series of altarpieces, allegorical paintings, and portraits, including unforgettable depictions of the Reformers Martin Luther and Philipp Melanchthon. The creative power of the Cranach workshop was enormous, leaving us some 5000 paintings, an impressive amount that our company now carefully and respectfully reproduces in high-quality art prints.
Cranach's artistic development began under the guidance of his father, Hans Maler, a wealthy citizen of Kronach. As a young journeyman, Lucas went on the road and in 1502 found himself in Vienna, then the cultural center and seat of the imperial court of Maximilian I. There he was able to make important contacts with leading humanists and refine his painting technique under the influence of the Danube School. During this time, he began to sign his paintings "Lucas Cranach," using his birthplace, Kronach, as an artistic pseudonym. About a decade later, around 1512/13, Cranach married Barbara Brengbier, the daughter of the mayor of Gotha, and started a family that produced three daughters as well as two sons, including Philip Melanchthon, who continued his father's workshop.
After a full and productive life, Lucas Cranach the Elder died in Weimar on October 16, 1553. He left behind an incomparable wealth of works of art, which adorn museums, churches and private collections to this day. He found his final resting place in Weimar's Jacob's Cemetery, where his tombstone refers to him as "the fastest painter." Today, we pay homage to his immense oeuvre by carefully reproducing his works in art prints that bring the magnificent legacy of this Renaissance master into the present. Each art print is produced with the utmost respect for the artistic original and with the dedication that does justice to the significance of Lucas Cranach the Elder. In this way, we continue the legacy of this extraordinary artist by bringing his genius to a new audience through our art prints.
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.jpg "Betrothal Portrait of Sybille of Cleves by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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.jpg "Adam and Eve by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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.jpg "Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist. c. 1527-1530. Dimensions: 88.4 x 58.3 cm. Szépművészeti Múzeum, Budapest by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_-_1509_-_Woodcut_-_26_-_(MeisterDrucke-939254).jpg "Tournament by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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.jpg "Martin Luther with representatives of the Protestant Reformation, Melanchthon on the right, Erasmus of Rotterdam in the centre, detail from The Raising of Lazarus, painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553) by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_Painting_by_Carnach_-_(MeisterDrucke-949403).jpg "Portrait of Martin Luther (1483-1546), painting by Cranach by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
_Painting_by_Carnach_-_(MeisterDrucke-949403).jpg)
_circa_1538_Flemish_-_(MeisterDrucke-984730).jpg "Adam and Eve. Painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553), circa 1538. Flemish art, 16th century. National Gallery, Sternberg Palace, Prague (Czech Republic). by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
_circa_1538_Flemish_-_(MeisterDrucke-984730).jpg)
_by_Cranach_Lucas_-_(MeisterDrucke-983013).jpg "The Papal Ass of Rome, by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553). Woodcut by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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.jpg "Lucretia gives herself death. The suicide of Lucretia, Roman lady of the 6th century BC. Painting by Lucas Cranach (1472-1553), 16th century. Besançon, Museum of Fine Arts by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1584392).jpg "Eve. Outer Side of the Wings of an Altar by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_circa_1530_Flemish_-_(MeisterDrucke-1026156).jpg "The old fool. Circa 1530. Flemish art of the 16th century. National Gallery, Sternberg Palace, Prague (Czech Republic). by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
_circa_1530_Flemish_-_(MeisterDrucke-1026156).jpg)
_Oil_on_wood_ca_1510-1_-_(MeisterDrucke-995065).jpg "The Fall of Man: Adam - Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553). Oil on wood, ca 1510-1520. Dimensions: 137x54 cm. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_-_1529_-_(MeisterDrucke-1323089).jpg "Law and Grace by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_German_theologian_-_(MeisterDrucke-1110325).jpg "Portrait of Martin Luther by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_Emilia_(1516-91)_and_Sidonia_(1518-_-_(MeisterDrucke-899871).jpg "Three Princesses of Saxony, Sibylla, Emilia and Sidonia, Daughters of Duke Heinrich of Frommen by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
_Emilia_(1516-91)_and_Sidonia_(1518-_-_(MeisterDrucke-899871).jpg)
_by_Cranach_Lucas_the_Elder_(_-_(MeisterDrucke-1025167).jpg "Monk Calf of Freiberg (Das Moenchskalb zu Freiberg) by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
_by_Cranach_Lucas_the_Elder_(_-_(MeisterDrucke-1025167).jpg)
_series_-_(MeisterDrucke-1089135).jpg "Postage stamp, Famous paintings (Nudes) series by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
_series_-_(MeisterDrucke-1089135).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-949089).jpg "The Fountain of Youth by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1014574).jpg "Venus (Painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder) by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1118064).jpg "Portrait of Philip Melanchthon by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_15_-_(MeisterDrucke-1029947).jpg "Venus Standing in a Landscape. Painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553), 1529, oil on wood, dimensions 0.38 x 0.25 m by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
_15_-_(MeisterDrucke-1029947).jpg)
_1531_Staatl_-_(MeisterDrucke-1323531).jpg "\"Adam and Eve in Paradise\", Painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553), 1531, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Germany, ©DeAgostini/Leemage by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1660571).jpg "Reclining Water-Nymph by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_Oil_o_-_(MeisterDrucke-949087).jpg "Portrait of Apollonia von Wiedebach, by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553) by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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.jpg "Portrait of King Christian II of Denmark by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-946367).jpg "Portrait of a Prince of Saxony by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1123323).jpg "Lucretia, by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553) by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1660521).jpg "Adam by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_-_1509_-_Woodcut_-_29_-_(MeisterDrucke-959617).jpg "Tournament by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
_-_1509_-_Woodcut_-_29_-_(MeisterDrucke-959617).jpg)
_central_panel_-_(MeisterDrucke-1474126).jpg "The Holy Kinship (Central Panel) by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_Detail_The_emperor_is_p_-_(MeisterDrucke-945989).jpg "Hunting in honor of Charles V at Torgau Castle (Germany) (detail). The emperor is probably a representative downstairs holding a crossbow. Painting by Lucas Cranach by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
_Detail_The_emperor_is_p_-_(MeisterDrucke-945989).jpg)
_daughter_of_Martin_Luther_Painting_by_L_-_(MeisterDrucke-1003234).jpg "Portrait of Magdalena Luther (1529-1542), daughter of Martin Luther, painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_ca_1510_-_(MeisterDrucke-994861).jpg "The Fall of Man: Eve by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
_ca_1510_-_(MeisterDrucke-994861).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1582983).jpg "Martin Luther with doctor")
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_left_panel_-_(MeisterDrucke-1474125).jpg "The Holy Kinship (Left Panel) by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
_left_panel_-_(MeisterDrucke-1474125).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1666485).jpg "Martin Luther by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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.jpg "Nymph at the source or The rest of Diane by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_(1487-1561)_Peinture_de_Luca_-_(MeisterDrucke-1014743).jpg "Portrait of Catherine of Mecklenburg (1487-1561) by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1660534).jpg "Saint Mary Suffering by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_as_Saint_Jerome_by_Cranach_Lucas_th_-_(MeisterDrucke-982876).jpg "Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg as Saint Jerome by Lucas Cranach the Elder by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
_as_Saint_Jerome_by_Cranach_Lucas_th_-_(MeisterDrucke-982876).jpg)
_Theme_inspire_des_poemes_gr_-_(MeisterDrucke-1423062).jpg "The Close of The Silver Age by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-898465).jpg "The Crucifixion, c. 1506-20 by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_Painting_by_Lucas_Cranach_the_Elder_(1472_-_-_(MeisterDrucke-950828).jpg "Venus and Cupid by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
_Painting_by_Lucas_Cranach_the_Elder_(1472_-_-_(MeisterDrucke-950828).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1534706).jpg "Nymph at the Source, after 1537 by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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.jpg "Portrait of Frederic III the Wise, Grand Elector of Saxony by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_by_Cranach_Lucas_the_Elder_(1472-_-_(MeisterDrucke-971529).jpg "John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1503-1554), by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553). Oil on wood by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
_by_Cranach_Lucas_the_Elder_(1472-_-_(MeisterDrucke-971529).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1660598).jpg "The Uneven Couple by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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.jpg "The Arrest of Christ by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_Oil_on_wood_ca_1530_Dimensio_-_(MeisterDrucke-1028819).jpg "Amor by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
_Oil_on_wood_ca_1530_Dimensio_-_(MeisterDrucke-1028819).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1660455).jpg "Christ of Sorrow by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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.jpg "Portrait of Philip I of Pomerania, Prince of the Reform by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_Oil_on_wood_ca_1515_Kl_-_(MeisterDrucke-982871).jpg "The Man of Sorrows by Lucas Cranach the Elder by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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.jpg "Christ")
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_(oil_on_board)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1464471).jpg "Portrait of Philip Melanchthon (1497–1560) by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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.jpg "Portrait of a woman - Young woman clothed in black velvet by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_c1530_(oil_on_canvas)_-_(MeisterDrucke-996284).jpg "The Old Man and the Young Woman by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
_c1530_(oil_on_canvas)_-_(MeisterDrucke-996284).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1422801).jpg "Judith with Head of Holofernes by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-898474).jpg "A Faun and His Family with a Slain Lion, c.1526 by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-898530).jpg "Madonna and Child by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_Oil_on_wood_c1540_-_(MeisterDrucke-982874).jpg "The Agony in the Garden by Lucas Cranach the Elder by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
_Oil_on_wood_c1540_-_(MeisterDrucke-982874).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-921685).jpg "Madonna and Child by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1660522).jpg "Christ")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1660634).jpg "Portrait of Sybille de Clèves, circa 1535 by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_Oil_on_-_(MeisterDrucke-994972).jpg "Venus and Cupid by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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.jpg "The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine of Alexandria with Saints Dorothy, Margaret and Barbara by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-932205).jpg "Albert, Cardinal Elector of Mainz at the Foot of the Cross by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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.jpg "Eve by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1660547).jpg "The Old Man in Love or The Mismatched Lovers (detail), ca. 1530 by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1660752).jpg "Judith with the Head of Holofernes, ca. 1530 by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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.jpg "A woodcut of the Garden of Eden from")
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_(see_also_159264)_-_(MeisterDrucke-921938).jpg "Adam and Eve, c.1508-10 by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
_(see_also_159264)_-_(MeisterDrucke-921938).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-898672).jpg "The Judgement of Paris, c.1528 by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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.jpg "The Mismatched Couple by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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.jpg "The Age of Silver by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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.jpg "Frederick III of Saxony, Known as Wise by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_Oil_on_w_-_(MeisterDrucke-971683).jpg "Venus with Cupid the Honey Thief, by Lucas Cranach the Elder by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_Ier_de_Saxe_dit_le_Magnanime-_John_Frederick_I_Ele_-_(MeisterDrucke-1320572).jpg "John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
_Ier_de_Saxe_dit_le_Magnanime-_John_Frederick_I_Ele_-_(MeisterDrucke-1320572).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1660540).jpg "Adam and Eve by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1584802).jpg "Elector Friedrich the Wise by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-898813).jpg "A Princess of Saxony by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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.jpg "Portrait of Frederick of Saxony by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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.jpg "Saint Barbara, Saint Ursula and Saint Margaret (detail) by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_King_of_Denmark_Painting_by_Lucas_Cranach_t_-_(MeisterDrucke-1660458).jpg "Portrait of Christian II, King of Denmark by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
_King_of_Denmark_Painting_by_Lucas_Cranach_t_-_(MeisterDrucke-1660458).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-896621).jpg "A Prince of Saxony by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_Detail_-_(MeisterDrucke-1123366).jpg "Way to Calvary (detail) by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
_Detail_-_(MeisterDrucke-1123366).jpg)
_1538_Dim_-_(MeisterDrucke-961481).jpg "The Flogging of Christ by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
_1538_Dim_-_(MeisterDrucke-961481).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-912011).jpg "The Sacrifice of Isaac by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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.jpg "The Suicide of Lucretia by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_drawin_-_(MeisterDrucke-1120288).jpg "Portrait of Philip I, Duke of Pomerania by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
_drawin_-_(MeisterDrucke-1120288).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1660688).jpg "Lucretia, Roman Noblewoman and Wife of Tarquinius Collatinus by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_(1490-1568)_-_Portrait_-_(MeisterDrucke-1031396).jpg "Portrait of Margrave Albrecht of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Duke of Prussia by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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.jpg "The Judgement of Paris by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_c1520-30_(brush_with_brown_wash_heightened_with_white_go_-_(MeisterDrucke-1431147).jpg "Study of a Stag (recto) by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
_c1520-30_(brush_with_brown_wash_heightened_with_white_go_-_(MeisterDrucke-1431147).jpg)
_-_ca_1530_-_Oil_on_wood_Dim_-_(MeisterDrucke-1313950).jpg "Venus by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
_-_ca_1530_-_Oil_on_wood_Dim_-_(MeisterDrucke-1313950).jpg)
_right_panel_-_(MeisterDrucke-1474124).jpg "The Holy Kinship (Right Panel) by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
_right_panel_-_(MeisterDrucke-1474124).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1041580).jpg "Venus and Cupid, c.1525 by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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.jpg "Hercules and the Cattle of Geryones (From The Labours of Hercules) by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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.jpg "Portrait of King Christian II of Denmark by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1092960).jpg "Fountain of Youth by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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_(Ec_All)_16th_century_Prague_-_(MeisterDrucke-946968).jpg "The Old Fool by Lucas the Elder Cranach")
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