Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1530 - The Baptism of Christ - fine art print

Specifications of the art replica of the painting "The Baptism of Christ"

In the year 1530 the male German painter Lucas Cranach the Elder painted this northern renaissance piece of art. The over 490 year-old original measures the size: Framed: 24,4 x 29,2 x 5,1 cm (9 5/8 x 11 1/2 x 2 in); Unframed: 15 x 20,5 cm (5 7/8 x 8 1/16 in) and was manufactured with the technique oil on wood. Inscribed at top center: HIC EST FILIVS MEVS DILECTVS IN QVO/MICHI BEN COMPLACITVM EST. was the painting's inscription. Today, this artwork can be viewed in in the collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art. The classic art artpiece, which is part of the public domain is supplied with courtesy of The Cleveland Museum of Art. The creditline of the artwork is the following: Gift of Mrs. Charles E. Roseman in memory of Charles E. Roseman, Jr.. On top of that, alignment is in landscape format and has a ratio of 4 : 3, which implies that the length is 33% longer than the width. Lucas Cranach the Elder was a painter, whose artistic style was primarily Northern Renaissance. The European artist was born in 1472 in Kronach, Bavaria, Germany and passed away at the age of 81 in the year 1553 in Weimar, Thuringia, Germany.

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We offer a range of different materials and sizes for every product. You can choose among the following product customization options:

• Printed acrylic glass: The print on acrylic glass, which is sometimes described as a print on plexiglass, will convert an artwork into brilliant décor and is a great alternative option to canvas or aluminium dibond fine art prints. The great benefit of an acrylic glass art print is that contrasts and artwork details become recognizeable thanks to the fine tonal gradation.
• Printed poster on canvas material: The poster print is a printed cotton canvas with a granular structure on the surface. The poster is optimally suited for framing the art copy with the help of a custom frame. Please bear in mind, that depending on the absolute size of the canvas poster print we add a white margin of something between 2 - 6cm round about the painting, which facilitates the framing with your custom frame.
• Canvas print: The UV printed canvas applied on a wooden frame. A canvas of your favorite work of art will allow you to transform your into a large artwork as you know from galleries. Canvas Prints have the advantage of being relatively low in weight, which means that it is quite simple to hang the Canvas print without the support of any wall-mounts. Because of thata canvas print is suited for all types of walls.
• Aluminium print (aluminium dibond): This is a metal print manufactured on alu dibond with an impressive depth effect. Its non-reflective surface structure make a contemporary impression. For the Direct Aluminium Dibond print, we print the favorite artwork onto the aluminium surface.

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Painted in minute detail, Cranach’s majestic scene includes elements characteristic of landscapes in 16th-century German art: verdant forest, hilltop city, and distant mountains. A close associate of Protestant reformer Martin Luther, Cranach adapted Christian imagery to reflect Luther’s belief that religious art must narrate scripture. The Gospels describe Christ’s baptism with the heavens opening, a dove descending, and a voice saying, “Here is my beloved son, with whom I am well pleased,” which Cranach painted in Latin directly onto the clouds.