Saint Maurice
Lucas Cranach the Elder and Workshop
ca. 1520–25
Saint Maurice is a painting attributed to Lucas Cranach the Elder and his workshop depicting Saint Maurice, an early Christian martyr from North Africa. It was made for a church in Halle (Saale), specifically Marktkirche, as the interior left wing of a larger paneled altarpiece. Saint Maurice was the patron saint of the church.
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