The artwork titled “Georg Spalatin” was created by the artist Lucas Cranach the Elder in the year 1509 in Germany. This work belongs to the Northern Renaissance art movement and is classified within the portrait genre.
The artwork depicts a man with curly, reddish-brown hair, donning a garment with a high collar that folds outward, revealing a dark inner lining. His expression is calm and contemplative, with direct gaze aimed slightly to the side. The background of the painting is dark, which emphasizes the subject’s features and attire. The upper corners of the artwork contain inscriptions that denote the age of the subject, 26, and the year of the creation, 1509, further grounding this work in its historical context. The meticulous attention to detail and the lifelike representation of the subject are characteristic of Cranach’s artistry and the broader Northern Renaissance style.
