Wittenberg
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| - | :"However, there is another contradictory element also present in [[Lucretia]], an [[erotic subtext]] that runs through [[Cranach]]'s art, from around 1520 onwards. While on one hand she symbolizes wifely [[virtue]], on the other she is a sixteenth century "[[Venus in furs]]." She has dressed for her suicide in a jeweled collar with a gold chain around her neck, and her fur-lined cloak is pulled open so it frames her naked bosom and stomach. Cranach uses the same type, with subtle variations, for nearly all his female subjects, be they [[Eve]], [[Judith]], [[Salome]], [[Lucretia]] or [[Venus]]. She is a young, slim Saxon girl, cool but knowing as she subtly engages the viewer's eye. The most overtly sexual paintings are those of ''[[Venus and the Honey Thief]]'', but the erotic theme is apparent in the others as well. The court at [[Wittenberg]] was an educated and sophisticated one, engaged in the religious debates of the day, familiar with the classics but not immune to the sensual pleasures of a narrow and wealthy society. [[Lucas Cranach the Elder]] and Younger understood the tastes of their patrons and served them well."[http://www.sothebys.com/app/live/lot/LotDetail.jsp?lot_id=159507986] | + | |
| + | '''Wittenberg''', officially '''Lutherstadt Wittenberg''', is a [[town]] in [[Germany]] in the [[States of Germany|Bundesland]] [[Saxony-Anhalt]], on the [[Elbe]] River. It has a population of about 50,000. | ||
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| + | The importance of Wittenberg historically was due to its seat of the [[Prince-elector|Elector of Saxony]], a dignity held by the dukes of [[Saxe-Wittenberg]] and also to its close connection with [[Martin Luther]] and the dawn of the [[Protestant Reformation]]; several of its buildings are associated with the events of this time. Part of the [[Augustinians|Augustinian]] [[monastery]] in which Luther dwelt, first as a monk and later as owner with his wife and family, is preserved and considered to be the world's premier museum dedicated to Luther. | ||
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Wittenberg, officially Lutherstadt Wittenberg, is a town in Germany in the Bundesland Saxony-Anhalt, on the Elbe River. It has a population of about 50,000.
The importance of Wittenberg historically was due to its seat of the Elector of Saxony, a dignity held by the dukes of Saxe-Wittenberg and also to its close connection with Martin Luther and the dawn of the Protestant Reformation; several of its buildings are associated with the events of this time. Part of the Augustinian monastery in which Luther dwelt, first as a monk and later as owner with his wife and family, is preserved and considered to be the world's premier museum dedicated to Luther.
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