The Penitence of Saint John Chrysostom
Lucas Cranach the Elder · 1509 · Engraving in black on cream laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper
Public domain
Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
The Penitence of Saint John Chrysostom is a public-domain illustration by Lucas Cranach the Elder, dated 1509. Engraving in black on cream laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“The Penitence of Saint John Chrysostom” (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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