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Dr. Johannes Cuspinian
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Lucas Cranach the Elder executed this portrait of Dr. Johannes Cuspinian, a humanist scholar and poet. The sitter appears against a detailed landscape background with symbolic elements. Cranach's Northern Renaissance style combines precise observation with allegory.
Cuspinian was a prominent intellectual in Vienna's court circles. The portrait captures his scholarly dignity. This work hangs at the Oskar Reinhart Foundation in Winterthur, Switzerland.
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About Dr. Johannes Cuspinian
A humanist scholar and poet at the Viennese court, portrayed by Cranach You can see it at Oskar Reinhart Foundation, Winterthur.
You can see it at Oskar Reinhart Foundation, Winterthur in Winterthur, Switzerland. Lucas Cranach the Elder created it. Johannes Cuspinian, a humanist scholar and poet.
Cuspinian was a Viennese humanist scholar and diplomat. Cranach painted him with a detailed landscape background rich in symbolism, typical of early German Renaissance portrait conventions.
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