Cranach

American  

[krah-nahkh] / ˈkrɑ nɑx /

Or Kranach,

noun

1. Lucas the Elder, 1472–1553, German painter and graphic artist.

2. his son Lucas the Younger, 1515–86, German painter and graphic artist.

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Cranach British  

/ ˈkraːnax /

noun

1. Lucas (ˈluːkas), known as the Elder , real name Lucas Müller . 1472–1553, German painter, etcher, and designer of woodcuts

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Example Sentences

Publicly held paintings by Jackson Pollock, Claude Monet, Gustave Courbet and Lucas Cranach the Elder have been sold into private ownership in recent months.

From Washington Post • Dec. 4, 2020

The show will include an array of works by figures such as Titian, Michelangelo, Giovanni Bellini and Lucas Cranach the Elder, among many others.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2018

But in the 16th century, both Albrecht Dürer and Lucas Cranach the Elder, following Jerome’s lead, famously depicted Adam and Eve beside unambiguous apples.

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2018

The authenticity of four, in particular, including the Cranach, has been contested; the art historian Bendor Grosvenor said they may turn out to be “the best old master fakes the world has ever seen.”

From The Guardian • Jun. 15, 2018

“Costeriana,” group of books so called, 39-41, 72 Cotton, Sir Robert, his collections, 2 Cranach, Lucas, his bookwork at Wittenberg, 190 Cremer, Heinrich, copy of 42-line Bible rubricated by, 47 sq.

From Fine Books by Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William)