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German Renaissance painter
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Male
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Birth:
(Lutherstadt Wittenberg)
Death:
9 October 1537(Bologna)
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Father:
Lucas Cranach the Elder
The details
Biography
Hans Cranach (ca. 1513-1537), also known as Johann Lucas Cranach, was a German painter, the oldest son of Lucas Cranach the Elder. German art historian Christian Schuchardt, who discovered his existence, credits him with an altar-piece at Weimar, signed with the monogram "H. C.", and dated 1537. He died at Bologna in 1537. Luther mentions his death in his "Table Talk", and Johann Stigel, a contemporary poet, celebrates him as a painter.