Lucas Cranach *The Younger* Born: 4 OCT 1515 Wittenberg, GERMANY Sex: M Died: 25 JAN 1585/86 Weimar, GERMANY Occupation: Maler und Grafiker Ancestors:
Father:
Child: Lucas Cranach *The Younger*
Mother:
Marriage(s) and Relationships: Married to: Magdalena Schurff(ius) 1551, Wittenberg, GERMANY
Child:Agnes Cranach Child:Magdalena Cranach Child:Christoph Cranach Child:Augustin Cranach Child:Elisabeth CranachNotes: Lucas*The Younger*. war zeitlebens in der vaeterlichen Werkstatt taetig.
Die Mehrzahl der nach des Vaters Tod hier entstandenen Werke wird ihm
zugeschrieben. Hptw.: Altarbild mit der Allegorie der Erloesung.
Lucas also had the following siblings:
1. Johannes (Hans) Cranach
2. Ursula Cranach
3. Maria Cranach
4. Lucas Cranach, the Younger, b. 4 Oct 1515, Wittenberg, Saxony (himself)
5. Barbara Cranach, b. 1520, Wittenberg, Saxony
6. Anna Cranach, b. 1527, Wittenberg, Saxony
From his 1st spouse Barbara Brueck he had 4 children:
1. Lucas Cranach, b. 1541.
2. Barbara Cranach.
3. Johann Cranach.
4. Christian Cranach.
From his 2nd spouse Magdalena Schurffius he had 5 children:
1. Magdalena Cranach.
2. Augustin Cranach, b. 1554, Wittenberg, Saxony.
3. Agnes Cranach.
4. Christoph Cranach.
5. Elisabeth Cranach, b. 3 Dec 1561.
His parents: Lucas Cranach (the Elder) - (Birth : 4 Oct 1472 Kronach,
Bavaria, Death : 15 Oct 1553 Weimar, Thueringen) and Brengbier, Barbara
(Birth : Gotha, Thueringen, Death : 26 Dec 1540 Wittenberg, Saxony).
His grandparents: Maler, Hans (Birth : 1448 Kronach, Bavaria, Death: bef
1528) and Hubner, Barbara
(Birth : 1451, Death : 1491, Marriage: 1471)
His great grandparents: Maler, Lucas (Birth : 1420, Death : 1488) and
Margareta... (Birth : 1422,
Death : 1480, Marriage: 1445).
Lucas *The Elder* was also an artist's son and born in Cronach in
Franconia in about 1472. He spent 1501 to 1504 in Vienna before coming to
Wittenberg as court painter to the Saxon Elector Friedrich the Wise. The
latter made him a member of the nobility in 1508, presenting him with a
coat of arms with a winged snake. Cranach travelled to the Netherlands
in that same year at the request of his Elector.
Some 2 years later he married Barbara Brengbier, a daughter of the mayor
of Gotha. Cranach carried out extensive sconstructions to his large house
in Schloss Street 1 during the ensuing years. Lucas Cranach's workshop
developed into an extremely manifold artistic manufacturing business. His
2 sons Hans and Lucas (the Younger) were born 1513? and 1515. Both
followed in their father's footsteps
und became artists. Cranach's daughters Ursula and Barbara was born 1517
and 1519. In 1520 Cranach acquired the apothecary's privilege.
Martin Luther was the Godfather of his daughter Anna, born in that same
year. From 1523 onwards Cranach had a printing press for a while and
later a book shop as well. Lucas and Barbara Cranach were the witnesses
to Martin Luther's and Katharina von Bora's marriage, and Cranach was the
Godfather of their first son Johannes. His father: Lucas Cranach The
Elder was one of the most highly respected and richest citizens of
Wittenberg. As such he was a member of the Wittenberg's town council for
numerous years and was also mayor a number of times. The death of his
talented son Hans in Bologna in 1537 hit Cranach hard. Three years later
his wife Barbara also died. In 1547 Cranach asked Emperor Charles V to
have mercy with the imprisoned Elector John Friedrich. Cranach followed
the pardoned Elector to Weimar in 1552, where he died in 1553 at the age
of 81.
Brief Biography:
1472 Born in Kronach, Upper Franconia.
1502-1504 Cranach resides in Vienna. The Elector Frederick the Wise
summons Cranach to Wittenberg as court painter.
1519 Cranach becomes a city councilman.
1525 Acting on his behalf as suitor, Cranach presents Luther's
proposal of marriage to Katharina von Bora and is Luther's witness at the
wedding. See also Luthers marriage.
1537 First tenure as Wittenberg's mayor.
1551 Cranach moves to Innsbruck .
1552 Cranach moves to Weimar .
1553 On October 16, Cranach passes away in Weimar.
Source: G. Todt, Bertelsmann Universallexikon, Muenchen 1994, Stadt
Wittenberg, Bernie Hornung.
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