Author: CRANACH, LUCAS. Heydenreich, Gunnar.
Title: Lucas Cranach the Elder. Painting materials, techniques and workshop practice.
Description: [Amsterdam], Amsterdam University Press, [2007]. 464 pp. Col. & b./w. ills. Orig. softcover (pictorial wrappers). 8vo. This study provides the first exhaustive description of the materials, techniques and studio practices of Lucas Cranach the Elder. The author describes the characteristic elements of the painters production, drawing on results of technical examination, as well as an evaluation of documentary sources. Approximately 300 panel paintings are examined using a wide range of analytical methods. Furthermore, the author documents the breadth and diversity of Lucas Cranach the Elders unique contribution to 16th-century German canvas painting. [...] [Information on back cover].

Keywords: German art Duitse kunst