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CRANACH, Lucas the Elder: Portrait of Margaret of Austria

🖼 Portrait of Margaret of Austria, 1520s
Oil and tempera on red beechwood
50 × 35 cm
Dessau, Germany

Jeweled splendor dominates this portrait: Margaret of Austria wears elaborate gold embroidery and precious stones, rendered with meticulous detail against a dark background. Cranach captures the Habsburg princess's status and power during a pivotal moment in European politics and dynastic alliance.

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