- Artist
- Lucas Cranach the Elder and Workshop
- Year
- 1533
- Medium
- Oil on beech, with letterpress-printed paper labels
- Dimensions
- 8 x 5 5/8 in. (20.3 x 14.3 cm)
The Elector of Saxony, patron of Luther and of Cranach’s workshop, is shown in a small, jewel-like panel with the letterpress-printed verses that were his family’s motto. Cranach’s court portraits set the sitter against a plain ground, letting the sitter’s features and the fine detail of costume carry the image.