Lucas Cranach the Younger
So, this week I had a birthday. And a friend of mine sent me one of those lists of other people born on the same day that you are. Well, one of the names listed was Lucas Cranach the Younger. He’s a German painter from the 1500s. So I thought that sounded cool, and I looked him up. He’s good!
And apparently he got the descriptor, the younger, by growing up in an art family and learning from his father who was known as Lucas Cranach the elder. His brother Hans painted too, but it was the elder and the younger who’s style looks so much alike. The younger was “known for portraits and simple versions of allegorical and mythical scenes” according to Wikipedia (see link above).
So that is something that I only just learned today. And now you have too.