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拍品专文
From the beginning of his appointment to the court at Wittenberg, Cranach and his studio produced numerous portraits of his three electoral patrons in Wittenberg: Frederick the Wise, John the Steadfast and John's son and successor, John Frederick the Magnanimous (1503-1554).
The younger brother of his predecessor, Frederick the Wise (1463-1525), John received a scholarly education, was trained in the arts of knighthood, and is said to have distinguished himself in the struggle against the Turks. With his interest in scholastics, John was quickly won over by the writings of the young Martin Luther. On his accession to the Electorate in 1525, John adopted a strongly Lutheran religious policy and eventually became the leader of the Evangelical party in the German states, appearing as such at the Diet of Speyer in 1526. In 1527 the Lutheran Church was established as the state church in Ernestine Saxony, with the Elector as Chief Bishop. Although John did not possess the gifts of statesmanship of his brother Frederick, as his sobriquet testifies, he was a man of fearless courage and deep conviction.
The younger brother of his predecessor, Frederick the Wise (1463-1525), John received a scholarly education, was trained in the arts of knighthood, and is said to have distinguished himself in the struggle against the Turks. With his interest in scholastics, John was quickly won over by the writings of the young Martin Luther. On his accession to the Electorate in 1525, John adopted a strongly Lutheran religious policy and eventually became the leader of the Evangelical party in the German states, appearing as such at the Diet of Speyer in 1526. In 1527 the Lutheran Church was established as the state church in Ernestine Saxony, with the Elector as Chief Bishop. Although John did not possess the gifts of statesmanship of his brother Frederick, as his sobriquet testifies, he was a man of fearless courage and deep conviction.