Scenes From the Passion

A monograpgh dedicated to the leading German Reformation artist, Lucas Cranach, who was one of the most influential northern Renaissance printmakers. His Passion series has drama and pathos rivalling his contemporary Dürer. The leading artist of the German Reformation, and close collaborator of Martin Luther, Lucas Cranach was one of the most influential and prolific printmakers of the northern Renaissance. His spare and eloquent images of the Passion series, begun in 1509, are among his finest creations; they have a drama and pathos that rival the work of his exact contemporary Dürer.