Portrait of John, Hereditary Prince of Saxony, Lucas Cranach the Elder

Identification is secure, because of similar likenesses that explicitly name johann. In the so-called sächsisches stammbuch (sächsische landesbibliothek, dresden), with illustrations by the cranach workshop of about 1540–46, he appears as "hertzog johans" next to his wife, elisabeth of hesse. A miniature portrait of about 1578–80 by lucas cranach the younger (kunsthistorisches museum, vienna), calls him "h[erzog]. Hans," and the latin inscription on a likeness by monogrammist i. S. Describes him precisely as "johann, duke of saxony, son of georg. ". Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: between circa 1534 and circa 1537. Dimensions: height: 65.1 cm (25.6 in); width: 44.1 cm (17.3 in). Medium: oil on beech wood. Depicted People: John, Hereditary Prince of Saxony. Collection: European Paintings. Lucas Cranach d.Ä. - Johann der Jüngere, Erbprinz vonSachsen