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Follow the stags plunging into the river from the hunters at the lower left to the boat and the waiting group at the right, with the castle high above.
This hunt was painted for the Protestant rulers of Saxony and takes place below their residence, Hartenfels Castle, seen in the background. Elector John Frederick, in dark green at the lower left, spans his crossbow while courtiers and dogs drive stags across the river, and his wife, the Electress Sibylle, waits at the right, ready for the ceremonial first shot. Cranach dated the painting 1540 and signed it with his winged serpent.
oil, originally on wood, transferred to masonite · Framed: 133 x 185.5 x 7.3 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art · Northern Renaissance
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- Museum title
- Hunting near Hartenfels Castle
- Artist
- Lucas Cranach (German, 1472–1553)
- Date
- 1540
- Medium
- oil, originally on wood, transferred to masonite
- Dimensions
- Framed: 133 x 185.5 x 7.3 cm (52 3/8 x 73 1/16 x 2 7/8 in.); Unframed: 116.8 x 170.2 cm (46 x 67 in.)
- Credit line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Image license
- CC0 1.0 · Public domain
- Museum record
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Artist’s life 1472–1553
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