The death of Cranach’s mother

Lucas Cranach the Elder and his father were fined due to a counterclaim related to the 1495 incident

Cranach the Elder stayed in Vienna

Cranach the Elder served as court painter to Elector Frederick III of Saxony in Wittenberg and resided in the “Painter’s Studio” at Wittenberg Castle

Cranach stayed for an extended period in Coburg

On Epiphany, January 6, 1508, Elector Frederick the Wise, in his capacity as Imperial City Governor, granted his court painter in Nuremberg the official coat of arms."By the Grace of God, We Frederick, Duke of Saxony, (grant) … with deliberate courage and good counsel to Lucas von Cranach this aforementioned jewel and coat of arms, with a golden shield bearing a black serpent with two black bat wings in the center, a red crown on its head, and a golden ring with a ruby stone in its mouth; and on the shield a helmet with one black and one golden mantling, and on the helmet a golden wreath entwined with thorns, upon which a serpent is positioned as in the shield, as depicted in the center of this letter, carefully painted and colored. We graciously grant and give it to him, and by virtue of this letter, he and his legitimate descendants and their heirs shall possess this jewel and coat of arms for all time..."(Johannes Jahn: 1472 - 1553 Lucas Cranach d. Ä. Das gesamte grafische Werk...,Berlin, 1972.- S. 593 f)

Cranach the Elder traveled on a diplomatic mission to the Netherlands

A ceremonial speech by the humanist Christoph Scheurl was published, praising Lucas Cranach the Elder

The court painter appears to still reside in the Painter’s Studio at the castle, as repairs were being carried out there

In 1542 Luther recounted: “When Lucas Cranach the Elder had taken his wife and the wedding had been held, he always wanted to be close to the bride. He had a good friend who held him back for a while and said: ‘Dear friend, do not act this way! Before half a year passes, you will have had enough of it…’” (Lucas Cranach d. Ä. im Spiegel seiner Zeit, Berlin 1953, S. 74)

Cranach the Elder often stayed in Torgau due to the works for the wedding of Duke John of Saxony

Serious disputes between students and Cranach’s journeymen

Birth of his son Lucas

The court painter of Electoral Saxony worked in Dresden for Duke George of Saxony

Cranach the Elder bought a small house on Bürgermeisterstraße

Birth of his daughter Anna, with Martin Luther as her godfather

Serious disputes arose between Cranach the Elder’s journeymen and noble students over the right to bear arms, and the Elector sent a troop contingent under Marshal Johann von Dolzig from Torgau to Wittenberg to settle the conflicts

Luther confided in Cranach the Elder, the only one of his friends, about his impending protective custody and on this occasion also sent his regards to Cranach’s wife

Cranach the Elder became one of the two council chamberlains

The runaway nun Katharina von Bora lived in Cranach’s house

Cranach the Elder was a guest at the wedding of Luther’s friend Wenzeslaus Link in Altenburg

Cranach the Elder withdrew from the printing business

Cranach the Elder may have owned a bookstore

Cranach the Elder and his wife were witnesses at Luther’s marriage

Cranach the Elder was godfather to Luther’s eldest son Johannes

Death of Cranach’s father-in-law in Gotha

Cranach the Elder was the wealthiest property owner in Wittenberg

Death of John the Steadfast, Cranach the Elder became court painter to his son John Frederick the Magnanimous

The painter worked frequently in Torgau

Luther paid him a condolence visit

Cranach the Elder was elected mayor of Wittenberg for the first time

Cranach’s wife Barbara died

At the request of the Elector of Brandenburg, Cranach was in the Margraviate of Brandenburg

Lucas Cranach the Elder served as mayor of Wittenberg for the last time

Ursula Cranach married the lawyer Georg Dasch

Cranach the Elder petitioned Emperor Charles V for mercy for his imprisoned Elector John Frederick the Magnanimous after the Protestant defeat at the Battle of Mühlberg

Christian Brück was in Wittenberg on business and conveyed the Elector’s order to Cranach the Elder to come to him

Cranach the Elder was very busy as court painter to John Frederick in Augsburg

Lucas Cranach the Younger married Magdalena Schurff

The eighty-year-old Cranach the Elder became court painter to John Frederick and his sons in Weimar, on the condition that he worked only for them; he received 100 gulden annual salary, court clothing, and provisions