Three Graces by Lucas Cranach

The painting “Three Graces” was written in the artist’s studio of Lucas Cranach the Elder in the mid-30s of the 16th century. The size of the board is 50.5 x 35.7 cm, wood, oil.

In the late period of creativity, the artist prefers small formats, “plaques”, executed with great care and requiring consideration from a close distance. Such cabinet pictures of the artist’s late period of creativity were intended for the niches of the cabinet of curiosities of nobles or patricians. It is no coincidence that Lucas Cranach chooses topics such as Venus, Judith, Paris Court, Diana, Lucretia, and Mesalians, which suit the taste of high-ranking customers, as well as other ancient and mythological themes.