Luther as 'Junker Jorg'

1522

Lucas Cranach the Elder

Associated Names
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Artist, German, 1472 - 1553

This print shows a man's head and shoulders in a three-quarter view, facing the left. He has deep-set eyes, a furrowed brow, and a long nose. The man has curly hair, a wavy beard parted down the middle, and a long, curling mustache. He is wearing a loose-fitting, high-necked garment. There are abstract cloud-like formations in the background, and the print is contained in a rectangular outline. Above it are several lines of text.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 30.8 x 20.8 cm (12 1/8 x 8 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2875

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 132

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1953

  • Renaissance Portraits, Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA, 1953, no. 52 on checklist.

2000

  • The Power of Appearances: Renaissance and Reformation Portrait Prints and Medals, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover; The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Poughkeepsie; Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, 2000-2001.

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Wikidata ID

Q64960060

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