Lucas Cranach the Elder
Portrait of Johann Feige
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This painting is teal, orange and warm brown fur, and a cheap copy dulls the teal. Our Cranach Margrave Casimir print was graded from a high-resolution master so the fur and the beard keep their texture.
Canvas, framed or paper
Stretched canvas. Printed on cotton canvas and stretched taut over a frame. The edges are mirror-wrapped, so the picture continues around the sides and none of it is lost to the fold.
Framed canvas. The same canvas, set in a black, white, natural wood or dark wood frame 0.83 in deep. The frame gives the work a finished edge and a little more presence on the wall.
Framed print. Printed on fine art matte paper and framed in solid pine, behind shatterproof plexiglass, in black, white, natural wood or dark wood. It arrives ready to hang. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame.
Fine art print. Printed on 310gsm fine art matte paper, for framing your own way. It travels rolled and protected. From 18x24 inch.
Sizes
12x18 inch, 16x24 inch, 20x30 inch, 24x36 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.
On your wall
Its slim, tall shape suits a hallway, a narrow wall or a pair of frames. The teals and oranges look rich with cream, slate and walnut, and a gold or dark walnut frame suits it.
About the painting
Margrave Casimir of Brandenburg-Kulmbach by Lucas Cranach the Elder
A German prince
Casimir of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, who lived from 1481 to 1527, was a margrave, a ruling prince of the Holy Roman Empire. Cranach painted him against a plain teal ground in a cap and heavy fur.
1512 or 1522?
In 1927 a date reading 1512 was uncovered on the panel. Experts doubted the first digit, since the man looks older than 31, and it has been dated 1522 ever since.
An archduke’s Cranach
It is listed as an original Cranach in Archduke Leopold Wilhelm’s inventory of 1659, and came from him into the imperial collection in Vienna.
Read the story
A man with a full red beard looks out calmly against a plain teal background. He wears a round orange cap, and a heavy brown fur covers his shoulders.
He is Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, a German prince who lived from 1481 to 1527.
Lucas Cranach painted him while he was court painter at Wittenberg.
But when? In 1927, when the panel was examined, a date was uncovered that read 1512. Experts doubted the first number. In 1512 Casimir would have been only thirty-one, and the man in the picture looks older. Since then it has been dated 1522.
Cranach also painted another portrait of the same prince, which is now in Nuremberg.
This one belonged to the Archduke Leopold Wilhelm, who listed it in 1659 as an original Cranach. From him it passed into the imperial collection in Vienna, and the Kunsthistorisches Museum.
Look at the heavy fur, and the red beard.
Margrave Casimir of Brandenburg-Kulmbach. Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1522.
How each piece is brought to life
Faithful to the original, and made to be felt on your wall.
Graded against the original
We compare every work with the original as we grade it, keeping the artist’s colours true while bringing back their depth and glow. Every mark stays the artist’s own.
Printed for you
Printed to order on cotton canvas or fine art paper, then framed if you chose a frame, in 1 to 3 business days.
On your wall
It arrives 5 to 12 business days later, tracked and free anywhere in the US. Framed pieces come ready to hang.
Questions
Is this the original painting?
No. The original hangs in a museum. What you receive is a fine art reproduction, remastered from the original and printed for you, with every mark where the artist left it.
Will the colour look flat?
This is where most reproductions disappoint, and it is where we spend the most time. Each work is graded side by side with the original: faithful to the artist’s colours, with the depth and warmth brought back, so it moves you on the wall the way it was meant to. Canvas reads a touch softer than a backlit screen, and every screen shows colour a little differently.
Will the edges be cropped?
Each size is a standard frame size, so we fit the painting by trimming a little from its edges. We never stretch or squash it, and we check every size by eye so no face, figure or signature is cut. On canvas the edges are mirror-wrapped, which keeps the whole picture on the front.
Which size is right for my wall?
Aim for about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. Over a sofa or a sideboard, one of the two largest sizes will hold the wall. The size guide lists every size in inches and centimetres, with the kind of wall each one suits.
How long does it take?
Your piece is printed in 1–3 business days, then spends 5–12 business days in transit, tracked all the way. Delivery is free anywhere in the US. We are unable to deliver to PO boxes.
What if it arrives damaged?
Send us a photograph and we will remake it and send it again. There is nothing to return.
Can I return it?
Yes, within 30 days of delivery. Our returns policy has the details.
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Printed to order
Graded against the original, then printed for you on cotton canvas or fine art paper in 1–3 business days.
The whole painting
Every mark is the artist’s own, and canvas edges are mirror-wrapped so the whole picture stays on the front.
Free US shipping
On every order, tracked, 5–12 business days in transit.
30-day returns
Returns and exchanges within 30 days of delivery.
