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‘Stag Hunt of Elector John Frederick’, de Lucas Cranach ‘o Jovem’ (II)

Na representação de caça ao veado ‘Stag Hunt of Elector John Frederick’ (1544) de Lucas Cranach, o Jovem [4 Outubro 1515 – 25 Janeiro 1585], a cena decorre nos arredores da cidade alemã de Torgau, nas margens do rio Elba.
Ao fundo, o recém concluído Castelo Hartenfels, construído para residência dos Príncipes Eleitores Palatine Frederick e John Frederick da Saxónia (à esquerda, junto ao Imperador Carlos V); ao centro, debaixo da árvore, encontra-se o Duque Philip I de Brunswick.


Lucas Cranach d. J. [1515 Wittenberg – 1586 Weimar]
‘Stag Hunt of Elector John Frederick’, 1544
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna


Nos anos 1500, a cidade de Torgau tornou-se o centro político da Reforma, cuja expressão simbólica foi a consagração, em 1544, por Martinho Lutero da primeira igreja protestante da Europa, situada no Castelo Hartenfels. Esta jóia do início do Renascimento foi recuperada já no século XXI com o apoio do World Monuments Fund.


‘Stag Hunt of Elector John Frederick’, 1544 (detail)

‘Weimar Altarpiece: Crucifixion’, by Lucas Cranach the Younger

Lucas Cranach the Younger [4 October 1515 – 25 January 1586]
Weimar Altarpiece: Crucifixion (central panel), 1555

The crucified Christ is in the centre of the panel. His figure is repeated on the left side conquering an evil demon and death. In the background, a scene of the Expulsion from Eden reminds viewers of the presence of sin and the subsequent need for salvation. Immediately on the right of Christ, St John the Baptist points one of his fingers at the central figure and the index finger from his other hand to the Agnus Dei, the Lamb of God. Next to the Baptist stands Lucas Cranach the Elder. A stream of blood from Christ’s side flows directly upon his forehead, implying that no priest or saint is needed for intercession. On the far right, Luther points to a passage from his German translation of the Bible concerning Christ’s redemptive blood, which frees all believers from sin. In the background, the Old Testament tale of Moses and the Brazen Serpent and the New Testament story of the Annunciation to the Shepherds are depicted as examples of God’s grace.