1506
paint
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From the collection of Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Altarpiece with the Martyrdom of St Catharine: St Dorothea, St Agnes, St Kunigunde [left wing, recto] is a 1506 paint by Lucas Cranach the Elder, a Northern Renaissance work, held at Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden.
This painting depicts three women and a child, all dressed in elaborate Renaissance-style clothing. The woman on the left has long, wavy red hair and wears a green dress with a black bodice, while the woman in the center has braided red hair and holds a lamb. The woman on the right has a head covering and wears a gold dress. The child, dressed in red and white, holds a basket of flowers and looks up at the woman in the center. The background features a serene landscape with trees, hills, and a cloudy sky. The painting's use of chiaroscuro creates a sense of depth and dimensionality, drawing the viewer's eye to the central figures.
Lucas Cranach the Elder was a German Renaissance painter and printmaker in woodcut and engraving.
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