Cranach the elder

I really did not intend to ignite a theological firestorm when I wrote my On the Square column, “No Squishy Love.” I simply pointed out that the committee preparing a new hymnal for the Presbyterian Church (USA) had voted to omit the much loved hymn “In Christ Alone,” because of its offending line, “Till on that cross as Jesus died / The wrath of God was satisfied.” I tried to place this decision in a wider historical context. But then “No Squishy Love” went viral generating thousands of…

Lucas Cranach the Elder (Kronach, 1472 - Weimar, 16 October 1553) - the judgment of Solomon (about 1537) dimensions 243.2 x 179 cm - Gemäldegalerie, Berlin

Lucas Cranach d.Ä. - Das ungleiche Paar, 1530 - Germanisches Nationalmuseum

Every artist has favorite themes which they revisit again and again throughout their life. Rembrandt painted and repainted his own face as he went from young student to successful portraitist to s…

Lucas Cranach the Elder - The Martyrdom of Saint Barbara 1510

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Jael and Sisera Albrecht Altdorfer (German, (?) ca. 1480–1538 Regensburg)

Salome is depicted as a half-length figure, holding the head of St John in her hands. She wears a sumptuous dress decorated on the bib and along the h …