Lucas Cranach the Elder | National Gallery of Art https://www.nga.gov/artists/1179-lucas-cranach-elder
Lucas Cranach was born in 1472 and took his name from his birthplace, the Franconian town of Kronach, which was part of the bishopric of Bamberg. His father, Hans Maler, was an artist and it is assumed that he was Cranach’s first teacher.
He was a friend of Martin Luther who lived and taught in Wittenberg under the protection