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Lucas Cranach the Younger (1515–1586) 

• Was a German paineter.
• Was born in Wittenberg, Germany on October 4, 1515.
• He was the second son of Lucas Cranach the Elder and Barbara Brengebier.
• He began his career as an apprentice in his father's workshop, training alongside his older brother Hans.
• Following Hans's sudden death in 1537, Cranach the Younger assumed greater responsibilities in the workshop.
• Cranach the Younger was a successful businessman and politician.
• He occupied several political offices in Nuremberg beginning in 1549.
• He also served as Chamberlain, beginning in 1555 and Burgomaster from 1565.
• Cranach the Younger died in Wittenberg on January 25, 1586, at the age of 70.
• The displayed painting is a crop from: Nymph of the Spring, ca. 1545-50.
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