Hans Cranach

Hans Cranach (* 1513 in Wittenberg, † October 9, 1537 in Bologna ) was a German painter.

Life

He was the eldest son and pupil of Lucas Cranach the Elder. About his short life little is known. He began his career in the Wittenberg his father's workshop. A long, authored his death poem ("In immaturum obitum Joannis Lucae F. Cranachii " by Johann Stigel ) recognizes him as a talented and productive painter. Even when doing so many things will be exaggerated, Hans must have played a significant role within the Cranach workshop. It has of course been many attempts to filter out his share of the same. As a starting point are the only two, on the basis of the signature - HC - attributable to it with safety paintings of 1534 and 1537 as well as a sketchbook, which he has proven in use in Italy. Stylistically, there is in his work safely is no fundamental difference to the works of his father. In the form of knowledge he was probably inferior to him something and the decor is a bit softer, but let the few works that have been assigned to it, yet no final judgment. Eduard Flechsig in the first ( and only remaining ) volume of his " Cranach studies " attributed to numerous works from the environment of the Cranach workshop Hans Cranach in 1900, he has these write-ups but later revoked again.

Surprisingly, also the signature of the Cranach workshop changed in 1537, perhaps with the death of Hans, slightly. The previously steeply upturned wing of the snake are now stretched and thus is somewhat more horizontal. This was probably shown at the same time that from now fell to Lucas Cranach the Younger, the role of the father's closest collaborator on his younger brother.

Works

• Linköping, Östergötland Länsmuseet: Adam and Eve. (attributed ) to 1530-1532
• Madrid, Fundación Colección Thyssen- Bornemisza: Portrait of a bearded young man. 1534; Hercules and Omphale. 1537
• Oslo, Nasjonalgalerie: Maria with the child. (attributed ) to 1534-1537
• Paris, Musée du Petit Palais: Portrait of a young woman. ( attributed to ) 1534
• San Francisco, Museum of Fine Arts: Judith. ( attributed to ) 1537