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CRANACH, Lucas the Elder: Portrait of a Woman

🖼 Portrait of a Woman, 1526
Oil on wood
89 × 59 cm
St. Petersburg, Russia

Soft brushwork renders a woman's delicate features against dark background, her jeweled headdress and rich garments radiating wealth. Cranach's intimate portraiture exemplifies Northern Renaissance refinement, capturing both aristocratic status and psychological presence with characteristic precision.

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E. H. Gombrich
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