Hans Cranach

His style closely resembled his father's, and their works are often distinguishable only by monogram — "H.C." for Hans, "L.C." for Lucas the Elder. Around 1537 he travelled to Italy, dying unexpectedly in Bologna at around the age of 24. German art historian Johann Christian Schuchardt, who discovered his existence, credits him with an altar-piece at Weimar, signed with the monogram "H. C.", and dated 1537. He died in Bologna in 1537.

Training under Lucas Cranach the Elder is recorded. The recorded working language is German. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are history. Places of work recorded in the authority are Lutherstadt Wittenberg. Works named in the authority record are Portrait of a bearded Man and Hercules at the Court of Omphale. Work by Hans Cranach is recorded in the collections of Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Nationalmuseum, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris and Germanisches Nationalmuseum.

• Illustration — Portrait of a man, 1534, now at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum • Illustration — Hercules at the Court of Omphale, 1537, now at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid