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Lucas Cranach the Younger

1515 - 1586

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lucas Cranach the Younger is the 203rd most popular painter (down from 193rd in 2019), the 551st most popular biography from Germany (down from 499th in 2019) and the 18th most popular German Painter.

Lucas Cranach the Younger is most famous for his portraits of Martin Luther and his family, as well as his paintings of the Old Testament.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Lucas Cranach the Younger ranks 203 out of 2,023. Before him are Hans Baldung, Agostino Carracci, Niko Pirosmani, Maurice Utrillo, Johannes Itten, and Han van Meegeren. After him are Eugène Boudin, Thomas Gainsborough, Hendrik Goltzius, Sonia Delaunay, Francis Picabia, and Rosso Fiorentino.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1515, Lucas Cranach the Younger ranks 5. Before him are Şehzade Mustafa, Teresa of Ávila, Philip Neri, and Anne of Cleves. After him are Injong of Joseon, Mary of Guise, Margaret Douglas, Cipriano de Rore, Pierre Lescot, Sebastian Castellio, and Petrus Ramus. Among people deceased in 1586, Lucas Cranach the Younger ranks 3. Before him are Stephen Báthory, and Margaret of Parma. After him are Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg, Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma, Primož Trubar, Augustus, Elector of Saxony, Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Birbal, Luis de Morales, and Philip Sidney.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Lucas Cranach the Younger ranks 551 out of 7,253. Before him are Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1817), Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1858), Jochen Rindt (1942), Maria Josepha of Bavaria (1739), Pyotr Stolypin (1862), and Louis II, Prince of Monaco (1870). After him are Albert the Bear (1100), Louise Mountbatten (1889), Gerda Taro (1910), Philipp Scheidemann (1865), Rabanus Maurus (780), and John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg (1572).

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Among PAINTERS In Germany

Among painters born in Germany, Lucas Cranach the Younger ranks 18. Before him are Otto Dix (1891), Anselm Kiefer (1945), Franz Stuck (1863), Gerhard Richter (1932), Hans von Aachen (1552), and Hans Baldung (1484). After him are Hendrik Goltzius (1558), Gabriele Münter (1877), George Grosz (1893), August Macke (1887), Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1805), and Hans Holbein the Elder (1465).

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