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Philip Melanchthon

Lucas Cranach the Younger · 1561

Lucas Cranach the Younger: 1515–1586

German RenaissanceGermany
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Cranach, Cranach der Jüngere, Cranach d. J., d. J. Lucas Cranach, jun. Lucas Cranach, Lucas Cranach, lucas cranach der jungere, lucas cranach d.j., Lucas Cranach d. Jg., lucas cranach d. jung., Lucas Cranach d. Jüngere, Lucas Cranach II, lucas cranach the younger, Lucas, der Jüngere Cranach, Lucas, d. J. Cranach, Lucas d. Jüngere Cranach, Lucas (II) Cranach, Lucas, the younger Cranach, Lukas Cranach der Jüngere, Lukas Cranach d. J., the younger Lucas Cranach

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Lucas Cranach the Younger (German: Lucas Cranach der Jüngere, IPA: [ˈluːkas ˈkʁaːnax deːɐ̯ ˈjʏŋəʁə]; 4 October 1515 – 25 January 1586) was a German Renaissance painter and portraitist, the son of Lucas Cranach the Elder and brother of Hans Cranach. He maintained the family's artistic workshop after the death of his father, as well as providing portrait for members of the social elite, including princes and nobles.

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Philip Melanchthon

1561

woodcut on laid paper · National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

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Medium
woodcut on laid paper
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sheet: 25 x 15.2 cm (9 13/16 x 6 in.)
Collection no.
2009.16.2
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By the artist
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Lucas Cranach the Younger. Philip Melanchthon. Lucas Cranach the Younger; Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington; Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund. CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Full-frame proportional resize and JPEG compression.

Collection: National Gallery of Art

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Philip Melanchthon — Lucas Cranach the Younger. 1561.

Medium: woodcut on laid paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): sheet: 25 x 15.2 cm (9 13/16 x 6 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2009.16.2. Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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Lucas Cranach the Younger. Philip Melanchthon. Lucas Cranach the Younger; Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington; Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund. CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Full-frame proportional resize and JPEG compression.