Cranach, Lucas sr. (5) 루카스 크라나흐
Lucas Cranach the Elder 1472 – 1553
Crucifixion with Cardinal
oil on panel (158 × 112 cm) — between 1520 and 1529
Lucas Cranach the Elder biography
This work is linked to John 19:25
Art and the Bible - John 19 - New Testament
John 19 1 Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. 2 And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, 3 And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands. 4 Pilate theref
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Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg kneels on a pillow before the crucified Jesus.
Lucas Cranach made this painting for the cardinal while he was a friend and follower of Martin Luther, the German church reformer. Luther was involved in a theological battle with the cardinal's catholic church.
Albrecht of Brandenburg was also a long time employer of Cranach's contemporary Matthias Grünewald.