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Johann the Steadfast, Elector of Saxony (1468-1532)

Lucas Cranach the Elderafter 1532

German Historical Museum

German Historical Museum
Berlin, Germany

Johann the Steadfast succeeded his brother Friedrich as Elector of Saxony and implemented the Reformation. He brought the "revolt of the common man" in the Peasants' War to a bloody end.

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  • Title: Johann the Steadfast, Elector of Saxony (1468-1532)
  • Creator: Lucas Cranach the Older, Workshop
  • Date Created: after 1532
  • Location Created: Wittenberg
  • Physical Dimensions: 36,5 x 23,7 cm
  • Subject Keywords: Reformation
  • Rights: Deutsches Historisches Museum
  • External Link: DHM collection database
  • Medium: Oil on copper beech wood
  • Inventory no.: Gm 95/56
German Historical Museum

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