Portrait of George the Bearded, Duke of Saxony by Lucas Cranach the Elder, c. 1534 (Museum der bildenden Künste). In the portrait, a balding and bearded man dressed in a voluminous robe of all black; he is presented in a 3/4 pose. The man's hands are clasped and he wears a two rings. Around his neck is the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece. The backround is aqua with some behind the figure's head.
Emma Caster, MLitt student @standrewshist.bsky.social, explores the career of the German printer, Wolfgang Stöckel (Müller) in a new blog entitled: 'Struggles and Strifes of a Reformation Printer: Printers and Debt in Germany'
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