<DIV><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-outline-level: 1">This study provides the first comprehensive description of the materials, techniques and studio practices of German painter Lucas Cranach the Elder. Gunnar Heydenreich draws on detailed technical examination of Cranach&#8217;s paintings, as well as analysis of documentary sources, to explain the characteristic elements of more than three hundred of Cranach&#8217;s paintings. In the process, Heydenreich provides unprecedented insight into the material and technical history of Renaissance painting in Germany.</P></DIV>