Lucas CranachGerman, 1472–1553Jakobsladder
May one see it?
Unknown: the museum keeps its counsel
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known. Whether it is on view today, the museum does not say, and we were not trained to guess.
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
Particulars
- Accession number
- RP-P-OB-21.728
What it shows
Sources
- Rijksmuseum: the museum's own open data · fetched 5 days ago
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
Meanwhile, in the life of Lucas Cranach
The whole life1505–1547
Post: court painter
1519–1520
Treasurer of the Wittenberg Council
He first held the office of treasurer on the Wittenberg council, a post he subsequently occupied several times until 1535.
1520
Daughter born: Anna Pfreundt
1520
Becomes Owner of a Pharmacy in Wittenberg
He acquired a pharmacy in Wittenberg, and a few years later was also registered as a paper merchant and book publisher.
1522
Publication of Luther's September Testament
Together with his business partner, the goldsmith Christian Döring, he was responsible for publishing the September Testament — Luther's translation of the Bible with illustrations by Cranach.
1524
Dürer's Portrait of Cranach
Albrecht Dürer made a drawing — a portrait of Cranach in silverpoint.
