- Artist
- Lucas Cranach
- Year
- 1540
- Medium
- Oil on panel
- Dimensions
- 116.8 × 170.2 cm
- Subject
- Landscape
- Movement
- Northern Renaissance
Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art
Hunting near Hartenfels Castle by Lucas Cranach the Elder depicts a lively courtly hunting scene set against the backdrop of the castle on the Elbe River. Cranach was court painter to the electors of Saxony and a close friend of Martin Luther, known for his distinctive style blending Gothic elegance with Renaissance detail.