LOS ANGELES TIMES
By Christopher Knight, Art Critic
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| Albrecht Durer, "Portrait of Jakob Muffel (detail)," 1526, oil on panel transferred to canvas (LACMA |
CALIFORNIA---Martin Luther (1483-1536) had planned to become a humdrum lawyer, acceding to his father’s wishes. Instead, he broke Europe in two. To mark the transformative aftermath of the event, one of the most far-reaching in European history, several American museums are mounting exhibitions. Prominent among them is the
Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The newly opened “Renaissance and Reformation: German Art in the Age of Dürer and Cranach” is a tightly organized, deeply absorbing overview of a subject extraordinary in its complexity. [
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art: “Renaissance and Reformation: German Art in the Age of Dürer and Cranach” (Though March 26, 2017); 5905 Wilshire Blvd., L.A.; (323) 857-6000; lacma.org
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| Lucas Cranach the Elder, "The Pharaoh's Hosts Engulfed in the Red Sea (detail)," 1530. (LACMA) |
