CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
(b. 1472, Kronach, d. 1553, Weimar)

The Bad Thief on the Cross

1501-02
Black and white chalk on reddish paper
Staatliche Museen, Berlin

This drawing and its pendant representing the Good Thief reveal an energetic, undulating linear style. For a heightened expressiveness Cranach sacrificed anatomical accuracy.