Leafing through the album of A. N. Nemilov «Lucas Cranach»: The Artist and the Reformation

Lurie Z. A. Leafing through the album of A. N. Nemilov «Lucas Cranach»: The Artist and the Reformation, in: Proslogion: Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Social History and Culture, 2023. Vol. 7(1). P. 199–210.

Zinaida Andreevna Lurie, PhD, Researcher, HSE, Institute of Education (101000, Rossija, Moskva, Potapovskij pereulok, d. 16, str. 10)

Language: Russian

The article analyzes the album of A. N. Nemilov dedicated to Lucas Cranach the Elder. It is shown that the Reformation is considered in the album from the standpoint of official history and, accordingly, Cranach’s work is extremely secularized. However, a thoughtful reader could, nevertheless, read between the lines about a completely different Cranach. A. N. Nemilov gives a professional and accurate assessment of the artistic significance of Cranach and his talent, and this information can be easily coordinated with another theme of his work, about which the album in question «silently shouts».

Keywords: Cranach, Brueghel, Luther, Reformation, secularization, altars, engraving, portraits, Mannerism

URL: http://proslogion.ru/71-lurie/

DOI: 10.24412/2500-0926-2023-71-199-210

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