Cranach Monument (Eisenach)
The Cranach monument on Wartburgallee , below the Wartburg in the southern district of Eisenach , commemorates Hans Lucas von Cranach (1855–1929), an important patron of Eisenach culture, co-founder of the Wartburg Foundation , the Thuringian Museum and the Reuter Wagner Museum . He was the orderly officer of the Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach , Carl-Alexander and initially in his service from 1894 to 1929 Castle Captain of the Wartburg.
The memorial in the style of a tombstone shows the Cranach family coat of arms , a winged dragon , in a medallion-like upper part .
The inscriptions are placed in the middle:
- above the Lindwurm: IN MEMORIAM
- underneath the motto: THE TRUE TRUE - THE GRAYER
- including: v.CRANACH
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rosemarie Domagala: The Oberburghauptmann Hans Lukas von Cranach. January 7, 1855 to October 18, 1929 . In: Wartburg Foundation (Hrsg.): Wartburg yearbook . tape 1995 . Gotha Druck, Wechmar 1996, p. 137-148 .
Coordinates: 50 ° 57 ′ 51.9 " N , 10 ° 18 ′ 29.8" E