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Portrait of Duke Henry the Devout of Saxony, 1528
Oil on panel

Gift of Mrs. Irma N. Strauss in memory
of her husband, Jesse Isidor Strauss, 63.5

The stern subject of this portrait was one of the rulers
of the northern German region of Saxony during the
sixteenth century. As court painter, Lucas Cranach
was required to portray important officials, and this
painting is one of a large number of similar portraits
produced by the artist and his workshop.