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CRANACH, Lucas the Elder: Portrait of a Clean-Shaven Young Man

🖼 Portrait of a Clean-Shaven Young Man, 1522
Oil and tempera on red beechwood
59 × 41 cm
Washington, United States

Soft brushwork captures a contemplative young man in three-quarter view, his pale complexion luminous against dark background. Cranach's precise rendering exemplifies Northern Renaissance portraiture, establishing the austere psychological depth characteristic of early 16th-century German art.

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