Saint Matthias, from The Martyrdom of the Apostles
Lucas Cranach the Elder · c. 1548 · Woodcut on ivory laid paper with letterpress text on verso
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Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
Saint Matthias, from The Martyrdom of the Apostles is a public-domain illustration by Lucas Cranach the Elder, dated c. 1548. Woodcut on ivory laid paper with letterpress text on verso. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“Saint Matthias, from The Martyrdom of the Apostles” (c. 1548) 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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