Portraits of the prince and the princess by Lucas Cranach

Lucas Cranach is a German painter and graphic artist, who combined Gothic traditions with Renaissance art in his work, wrote two famous portraits – the young prince and princess, children of the Duke of Saxony George the Bearded.

Light and serene seem like each other’s brother and sister. Blue-eyed, with long straw hair, in brocaded robes and expensive ornaments, despite the young age, they still look very confident in themselves children, ready to meet life challenges. In the paintings of Cranach the children are young noblemen dressed in casual clothes, but the simplicity and naivety in their image delight and captivate the audience with their sincerity.