The Cranach House was built in the years 1547 to 1549 by the Renaissance master builder Nikolaus Gromann for the ducal chancellor Christian Brück. Its present name reminds of the presence of the painter Lucas Cranach the Elder, who spent his last months here.
Sources / More info
- Cranach Digital Archive (Research database)
- Lucas Cranach the Elder (Wikipedia)
- [German]
Picture Credits
- travel-by-photos.com (Photo 1)