Lucas or Hans?
The Art of the Court Portraitist in 16th-century Germany
9 May 2008
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Lucas Cranach the Elder, Triptych with the Holy Kinship, 1509. Oil and tempera on limewood, centre panel: 121.1 x 100.4 cm, side panels each: 120.6 x 45.3 cm
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Dr Susan Foister, National Gallery, examines the role of the court portraitist as played by Lucas Cranach the Elder in Saxony and Hans Holbein the Younger in London. She compares works produced by the two artists, revealing occasions where Cranach and Holbein’s paths may have crossed.
In the Reynolds Room; 6.30-7.30pm
