Lucas Cranach the Younger: Workshop Successor

Lucas Sunder

A painter and portraitist active from the German Renaissance to the Mannerist period. Born in Wittenberg as the second son of Lucas Cranach the Elder, he trained in his father's workshop. Following the sudden death of his elder brother Hans in 1537, his involvement in managing the workshop increased, and he effectively took over the workshop after his father left Wittenberg in 1550. He produced numerous religious paintings and portraits, and is also known for portraits of Reformation-related figures such as Martin Luther and the Electors of Saxony. Furthermore, he held public offices in Wittenberg including city councilor, treasurer, and mayor.

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Year	Lucas Sunder
1515	Birth of Lucas Sunder (Period: October 4, 1515, Location: Wittenberg (Germany))
1527	Start of Apprenticeship in Father's Workshop (Lucas Cranach the Younger, Age: 11 years old, Period: Around 1527–1529, Location: Wittenberg)
1535	First Recorded Name in Father's Workshop (Lucas Cranach the Younger, Age: 19 years old, Period: 1535, Location: Wittenberg)
1537	Death of Older Brother Hans Cranach (Age: 21 years old, Period: 1537, Location: Bologna (Italy))
1541	Marriage (Lucas Cranach the Younger, Barbara Brück, Age: 25 years old, Period: February 20, 1541, Location: Presumed to be Wittenberg, but no explicit primary source documentation confirms the marriage location)
1546	Schmalkaldic War (Age: 30 years old, Period: 1546–1547, Location: Holy Roman Empire, especially Central and Southern Germany)
1549	Becoming a Wittenberg City Council Member (Lucas Cranach the Younger, Age: 33 years old, Period: 1549–1567, Location: Wittenberg)
1550	Departure of Father Lucas Cranach from Wittenberg and Takeover of the Workshop (Lucas Cranach the Younger, Age: 34 years old, Period: Around 1550, Location: Wittenberg (Germany)) Full Takeover of Father's Workshop (Lucas Cranach the Younger, Age: 34 years old, Period: Around 1550, Location: Wittenberg)
1551	Production of the "Hercules Series" (Age: 35 years old, Period: 1551, Location: Dresden) Marriage (Lucas Cranach the Younger, Magdalena Schurff, Age: 35 years old, Period: May 24, 1551, Location: Wittenberg)
1553	Evacuation from the Wittenberg Plague (Lucas Cranach the Younger, Age: 37 years old, Period: Around January 1553, Location: From Wittenberg to Weimar)
1555	Production of the Commemorative Altarpiece for Johann Friedrich (Age: 39 years old, Period: 1555, Location: Weimar, Church of Saints Peter and Paul)
1562	Production of "Portrait of Philip Melanchthon" (Age: 46 years old, Period: Around 1562, Location: Wittenberg)
1565	Becoming Mayor of Wittenberg (Age: 49 years old, Period: Around 1565–1567, Location: Wittenberg) Production of the Epitaph for Joachim von Anhalt (Age: 49 years old, Period: 1565, Location: Dessau, Church of Saint John and Saint Mary)
1567	Grumbach Feud (Age: 51 years old, Period: Around 1567, Location: Saxony, around Wittenberg)
1568	Enrollment at the University of Wittenberg (Lucas Cranach the Younger, Age: 52 years old, Period: 1568, Location: Wittenberg)
1586	Death of Lucas Sunder (Age: 70 years old, Period: January 25, 1586)

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Holy Roman Emperor	Maximilian von Habsburg Karl von Habsburg Ferdinand von Habsburg Rudolf von Habsburg Maria von Habsburg Maria von Spanien
German Reformation	Martin Luther Philip Melanchthon Andreas Karlstadt Thomas Müntzer Martin Bucer Johannes Oecolampadius Georg Spalatin
German Renaissance Art	Albrecht Dürer Hans Holbein Lucas Maler Lucas Sunder Albrecht Altdorfer Matthias Grünewald
Polish Science	Nicolaus Copernicus Marcin Bylica Jan Łaski Jan Kanty Broziński

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