1533／Tempera and oil on canvas transferred from panel
37.8 x 39.5 cm
Permanent Exhibition: From the Renaissance to the 20th Century – 500 Years of Western Paintings
Exhibition period：Saturday April 12～Sunday June 22, 2025
Permanent Exhibition Gallery 2 in the New Wingof Tokyo Fuji Art Museum
Permanent Exhibition: From the Renaissance to the 20th Century – 500 Years of Western Paintings
Exhibition period: Saturday July 12～Monday September 15, 2025
Permanent Exhibition Gallery 2 in the New Wing of Tokyo Fuji Art Museum
SUMMARY
Lucas Cranach the Elder was one of the great masters of Danube school along with Albrecht Altdorfer. In 1505, the artist was invited to Wittenberg by Frederick III, elector of Saxony, as court painter and painted portraits and altarpieces. He served to paint for three generations of Saxon electors. Depicted here is a portrait of young, full of energy John Frederick the Magnanimous (reigned 1532-1547), the third elector of Saxony whom Cranach served and pledged his loyalty to. Through the artist’s keen observations including his superb realistic technique and profound psychological portrayal, this portrait fully reflects the model’s unique masculine appearance and bold character. This half-length portrait, facing to the right, is considered to have originally been the left part of a diptych.
ARTIST
Lucas Cranach the Elder
1472-1553
List of artworks by the same artist
INFORMATION
Saturday, January 12 - Saturday, May 4, 2019
500 Years of Western Paintings: Collection of Tokyo Fuji Art Museum Shanghai PowerLong Museum (Shanghai, China)
Tuesday, October 23 - Sunday, December 23, 2018
500 Years of Western Paintings: Collection of Tokyo Fuji Art Museum Tsinghua University Art Museum (Beijing, China)
Friday, October 16 - Thursday, November 5, 1992
Masterpieces of European Oil Painting: The Paintings in 20th Century from the Renaissance to Impressionism China Art Gallery (Beijing, China)
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