Cranach's Self-Portrait (Cranach, Lucas, 1472.10~1553.10.16)

German painter. He was born in Kronach in October 1472 and died in Weimar on October 16, 1553. He was a court painter of the Duke of Saxony and participated in the religious reform movement. He is good at painting landscapes, has a simple style, and has also absorbed Italian art and the skills of A. Durer. The famous work "Rest on the Way to Escape" shows the scene of the Virgin Mary taking the baby Jesus to refuge in Egypt and resting in the forest on the way. It has a rural flavor. He also painted many portraits of Martin Luther, successfully depicting the perseverance and tenacity of the leader of the Reformation. Although the artistic level of many posters is not very high, they have greatly promoted the religious reform. After 1520, oil paintings began to be created based on classical mythology, especially Venus, focusing on portraying the naked image of the goddess, represented as "The Trial of Paris."

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The Trial of Paris