Augustin Cranach

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Augustin Cranach: The Resurrection of Christ (Seydlitz Epitaph) ; 1582; Wittenberg, city church
Augustin Cranach: The blindness of St. Paul (Oertel Epitaph) ; 1586; Wittenberg, city church

Augustin Cranach (* 1554 in Wittenberg ; † July 26, 1595 ibid) was a German painter.

Life

He was the son of Lucas Cranach the Younger and Magdalena Schurff. On March 6, 1564 he enrolled at the University of Wittenberg . Augustin Cranach continued the tradition of the Cranach workshop and held several honorable offices. On November 26, 1577 he married Marie Selfisch (born January 27, 1558 in Wittenberg, † January 15, 1626 in Delitzsch), a daughter of the Wittenberg bookseller and mayor Samuel Selfisch .

In 1584 and 1587 he became a council member in Wittenberg and was also a member of the council in 1590 as council treasurer and in 1593 as city judge. In addition to Conrad Fluth, Augustin Cranach was a deputy to bring Polycarp Leyser the elder back to Wittenberg as general superintendent.

He died on July 26, 1595 in Wittenberg.

progeny

His children born in Wittenberg were:

  • Maria Magdalena (born March 17, 1579 in Wittenberg; † November 13, 1617 in Dresden), married. on January 25, 1597 with Leonhard Cöppel from Nuremberg († 1637)
  • Elisabeth (January 8, 1581 - December 14, 1581)
  • Barbara (September 30, 1582 - September 25, 1586)
  • Anna Maria (born August 2, 1584; † January 2, 1585 in Wittenberg)
  • Lucas Cranach III. (* March 6, 1586; † before September 15, 1645 in Wittenberg)
  • Samuel (born May 12, 1588)
  • Euphrosina (born November 6, 1590 - † March 25, 1665), was married to Agidius Strauch on January 20, 1607 .
  • Augustus (born October 10, 1592)
  • Hans Christoph (born January 8, 1594), married. with Maria Schuffer
  • Elisabeth (born December 16, 1595), married. with Siegfried Neuhofen

Works

In the town church of Wittenberg :

  • The Resurrection of Christ (Seydlitz Epitaph). 1582
  • The blinding of St. Paul (Oertel Epitaph). 1586

literature

  • Werner Schade: The Cranach family of painters. VEB Verlag der Kunst, Dresden 1974

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personal data
SURNAME Cranach, Augustin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter
DATE OF BIRTH 1554
PLACE OF BIRTH Lutherstadt Wittenberg
DATE OF DEATH July 26, 1595
Place of death Lutherstadt Wittenberg