Christus vor Annas, Lucas Cranach, 1490–1509
Lucas Cranach, portraitLucas CranachGerman, 1472–1553

Christus vor Annas

1490–1509 · Print

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Where is “Christus vor Annas” now? Collection: Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, Braunschweig. Unknown.

Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum

Braunschweig, Germany

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In the life of Lucas Cranach

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  1. 1501–1504 · Workplace

    Vienna

  2. 1502–1504

    First Contacts with Humanists in Vienna

    During his stay in Vienna, Cranach made his first contacts with the leading humanists of his age and began signing his paintings "Lucas aus Kronach."

  3. 24 June 1504

    First Record as Court Painter

    Cranach's name first appears in the Wittenberg accounts: he received 50 guilders as a half-year's salary as pictor ducalis — painter to Elector Frederick the Wise.

  4. 1505 · Workplace

    Lutherstadt Wittenberg

  5. 1508

    Diplomatic Mission to Mechelen

    He was sent on a diplomatic mission to Mechelen (Netherlands), where he painted portraits of Emperor Maximilian I and the future Emperor Charles V.

  6. 6 January 1508

    Granted Nobility and a Coat of Arms

    Cranach was granted nobility and a personal coat of arms — a winged serpent with a ruby ring in its mouth, which became the signature of his works and workshop.

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