Portrait of Anna Buchner, née Lindacker
c. 1520
Lucas Cranach the Elder captures the immense wealth of Anna Buchner in this striking 1520 portrait, where her status is literally draped around her neck. She wears a colossal, heavy gold chain that looks like it would weigh a ton, paired with an intricately bejeweled headdress and rings on nearly every finger. Cranach, a close friend of Martin Luther and a master of the German Renaissance, was famous for painting the wealthy elite of his time with this distinct, almost graphic style. The dark background makes her pale skin and the glittering gold jewelry pop, showing off exactly how rich and fashionable she was in 16th-century Germany.
- Technique
- oil on wood panel
- Material
- oil paint
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