Prof. Dr. Gunnar Heydenreich

Cologne Institute of Conservation Sciences

  • Campus Südstadt
    Ubierring 40
    50678 Köln
  • Phone: +49 221-8275-3837

For any queries please contact
• daniel.goerres@kunstpalast.de

Prof. Dr. Susanne Wegmann

Cologne Institute of Conservation Sciences

  • Campus Südstadt
    Ubierring 40
    50678 Köln
  • Phone: +49 221-8275-3667

Drawn and Printed - New Perspectives on the Graphic Work of Lucas Cranach

Symposium, 16/10/2026

Interdisciplinary research offers new perspectives on the drawings, prints, and studio practices of one of the most prolific artists of the German Renaissance.

At a Glance

Drawn and Printed - New Perspectives on the Graphic Work of Lucas Cranach

Symposium

When?

  • 16/10/2026
  • 09:00 to 19:30
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  • 17/10/2026
  • 09:00 to 15:15
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Where?

Technische Hochschule Köln
Cologne Institute of Conservation Sciences
Ubierring 40, Room 11
50678 Köln

Costs

Without costs

Registration

For registration please go back to the German website.

Organized by

TH Köln
Organisation:
Daniel Görres, M.A.
Prof. Dr. Gunnar Heydenreich
Prof. Dr. Susanne Wegmann

Additional information

Project partners in the research project: TH Köln, Kunstpalast Düsseldorf, Kupferstichkabinett der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, Deutsches Dokumentationszentrum für Kunstgeschichte - Bildarchiv Foto Marburg, Kupferstich-Kabinett der Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden and other collections. Symposium_Programm_2026 (pdf, 64 KB)


From 2023 to 2026, an interdisciplinary research team, funded by the DFG and the Ernst von Siemens Art Foundation, has been dedicated to the study and scholarly documentation of drawings and prints from the Cranach workshop, which are now freely accessible in the Cranach Digital Archive (CDA). The symposium aims to situate and reflect on the works of Lucas Cranach the Elder, his sons and the workshop from an expanded perspective that encompasses both art-technological and art-historical approaches. In this context, the drawings will not only be analysed as an integral part of the workshop practices but will also be examined within their broader historical and cultural contexts. For the prints, a catalogue has been compiled for the first time that systematically documents and makes accessible the various editions and states. These approaches open new possibilities for a differentiated investigation of the production conditions, functional contexts, and modes of reception of graphic works in the Early Modern period.

Prof. Dr. Gunnar Heydenreich

Cologne Institute of Conservation Sciences

  • Campus Südstadt
    Ubierring 40
    50678 Köln
  • Phone: +49 221-8275-3837

For any queries please contact
• daniel.goerres@kunstpalast.de

Prof. Dr. Susanne Wegmann

Cologne Institute of Conservation Sciences

  • Campus Südstadt
    Ubierring 40
    50678 Köln
  • Phone: +49 221-8275-3667


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