
Lucas CranachDuitsland, 1472–1553Saint Christopher
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Waar is „Saint Christopher” nu? Collectie: National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Nu niet te zien. Gecontroleerd 12 oktober 2026.
Washington D.C., Verenigde Staten
Het hoort bij de collectie, maar is momenteel niet tentoongesteld.
- Gecontroleerd
- Ongewijzigd sinds
- Bron
- Het museum
Gegevens
- Inventarisnummer
- 1944.5.4
Wat het toont
In de catalogus
Bronnen
- National Gallery of Art
- Afbeelding: National Gallery of Art — Museum open access
In het leven van Lucas Cranach
Het hele leven1501–1504 · Werkzaam in
Vienna
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."
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.
1505 · Werkzaam in
Lutherstadt Wittenberg
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 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.


![Ginevra de' Benci [obverse], Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/8f29e3c9-a289-4d53-abf0-31a66e9e98fa/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
![Wreath of Laurel, Palm, and Juniper with a Scroll inscribed Virtutem Forma Decorat [reverse], Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/ff62e8d0-45c4-498f-ad36-6358de827e04/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)












