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This study provides the first comprehensive description of the materials, techniques and studio practices of German painter Lucas Cranach the Elder. Gunnar Heydenreich draws on detailed technical examination of Cranachs paintings, as well as analysis of documentary sources, to explain the characteristic elements of more than three hundred of Cranachs paintings. In the process, Heydenreich provides unprecedented insight into the material and technical history of Renaissance painting in Germany.
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"The beaurtifully produced and well-researched content . . . makes this book a major contribution to early modern European art." Choice
About the Author
Gunnar Heydenreich is head of paintings conservation at the Restoration Center in Düsseldorf, Germany. He has published extensively on historic painting techniques, as well as in the field of conservation and restoration.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
Biography of Lucas Cranach the Elder
I. Cranachs practice of painting in the judgement of history
II. Panel painting
III. Canvas painting
IV. Painting on other supports
V. Workshop organisation
VI. Summary
Appendices
Investigated paintings
Selected primary documents on materials, techniques and workshop
organisation
Index