Who painted “Melancholy”?

“Melancholy” was painted by Lucas Cranach the Elder in 1532. Where to see it: Statens Museum for Kunst.

What to look for

Lucas Cranach the Elder: slender, elegant nudes with tiny heads against dark backgrounds, sharp detail and Protestant portraits.

Lucas Cranach the Elder (c. 1472 – 16 October 1553) was a German Renaissance painter and printmaker in woodcut and engraving. He was court painter to the Electors of Saxony for most of his career, and is known for his portraits, both of German princes and leaders of the Protestant Reformation, whose cause he embraced with enthusiasm. Wikipedia

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More by Lucas Cranach the Elder

“The fountain of youth”, 1546
“Cupid Complaining to Venus”, 1526
“Venus and Cupid”, 1509
“The Three Graces”, 1531
“A Stag Hunt with the Elector Friedrich the Wise of Saxony”, 1529
“Madonna and Child under the Apple Tree”, 1530s
“The Crucifixion”, 1503
“Madonna under the Fir Tree”, 1510