Prague Altarpiece of Lucas Cranach the Elder
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Prague Altarpiece of Lucas Cranach the Elder
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The Prague Altarpiece of Lucas Cranach the Elder portrays the Virgin Mary and female saints was, at the time it was made, the second most important altarpiece in St Vitus Cathedral. The altarpiece was most probably brought to Prague as a commission by Emperor Maximilian I. The reason for this could have been the betrothal of his granddaughter Mary to Louis II of Hungary, the engagement of Ferdinand I and Anna Jagiellon (1515) or the coronation of Mary of Habsburg as Queen of Bohemia (1522). A hu
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Painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague_Altarpiece_of_Lucas_Cranach_the_Elder
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2024-03-24T13:07:33Z
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