Saint Christopher
Lucas Cranach the Elder · 1506, published 1509 · Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper
Public domain
Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
Saint Christopher is a public-domain illustration by Lucas Cranach the Elder, dated 1506, published 1509. Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“Saint Christopher” (1506, published 1509) has Cranach’s thin, precise line. The picture may be a court portrait or a religious panel from the Wittenberg workshop.
About the artist
Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472–1553) was a German Renaissance painter at the Saxon court. He painted portraits and religious panels with a hard, elegant line.
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