Martin Luther als Augustinermönch im Ordenshabit, mit Doktorhut, Brustbild im Profil nach links, mit Inschrift

Martin Luther als Augustinermönch im Ordenshabit, mit Doktorhut, Brustbild im Profil nach links, mit Inschrift

Title

Martin Luther als Augustinermönch im Ordenshabit, mit Doktorhut, Brustbild im Profil nach links, mit Inschrift

[KKL 2020]

Print, engraving

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Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder, Inventor*in

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder, Inventor*in

[KKL 2022]

Dating
1521

Dating

1521

[dated, KKL 2022]

Chronology
1521
as of 1521

Chronology

1521

[dated]

as of 1521

[cda 2026]

18th century

#[dating according to watermark, cda 2026]

Dimensions
Plate: 208 (+/-1) x 149 (+/-1) mm

Dimensions

  • Plate: 208 (+/-1) x 149 (+/-1) mm

  • Image: (+/-1) x 149 (+/-2) mm

  • [Thomas Klinke, KKL 2022]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia and date in the lower margin: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing left and date 'M·D·X·X·I·'

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia and date in the lower margin: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing left and date 'M·D·X·X·I·'

  • [KKL 2022]

Inscriptions

'LVCAE OPVS ◊ EFFIGIES ◊ HAEC ◊ EST ◊ MORITURA ◊ LVTHERI ◊|| AETHERNAM ◊ MENTIS ◊ EXPRIMIT ◊ …

Inscriptions

Inscriptions:

  • 'LVCAE OPVS ◊ EFFIGIES ◊ HAEC ◊ EST ◊ MORITURA ◊ LVTHERI ◊|| AETHERNAM ◊ MENTIS ◊ EXPRIMIT ◊ IPSE ◊ SVAE || M · D · X · X · I ·' (I.4D1.2)

  • [KKL 2022]

CDA ID
LC_HVI-9_8
KKL-No
I.4D1, Part of portait group I
Bartsch-No
VII.278.6
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/LC_HVI-9_8/

References

Reference on page
Jahn, Bernhard 1972 201, 208, 209
AuthorJohannes Jahn
EditorMarianne Bernhard
TitleLucas Cranach der Ältere: 1472 - 1553. Das gesamte graphische Werk. Mit Exempeln aus dem graphischen Werk Lucas Cranach des Jüngeren und der Cranachwerkstatt
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication1972
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Hollstein 1959 9
AuthorFriedrich W. H. Hollstein
TitleCranach - Drusse
Publicationin K.G. Boon and R.W. Scheller, eds., Hollstein's German engravings, etchings and woodcuts: ca. 1400 - 1700
Volume6
Place of PublicationAmsterdam
Year of Publication1959
ReferencesGND 1132640032
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Bartsch 1808 278
AuthorAdam Bartsch
TitleLe peintre graveur. Les vieux maitres allemands
Volume7
Place of PublicationVienna
Year of Publication1808
Link http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-diglit-228876
ReferencesGND 997996056
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  • Martin Luther als Augustinermönch im Ordenshabit, mit Doktorhut, Brustbild im Profil nach links, mit Inschrift, 18th century
State / Edition
2nd state; edition c)
Dating
18th century

Dating

18th century

[cda 2026]

Medium
Print on laid paper

Medium

Print on laid paper

[cda 2026]

Dimensions
Sheet: 227 x 164 mm

Dimensions

CDA ID
DE_HAUMB_LCranachdAe-AB3-6K
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_HAUMB_LCranachdAe-AB3-6K
Owner
Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, Braunschweig
Repository
Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, Braunschweig
Location
Braunschweig

Provenance

Accession before 1878
[[Virtuelles Kupferstichkabinett, accessed 17-02-2026]]

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Technical studies

2025 - Technical Examination

  • Examination of paper / structural analysis

Support

Paper type: laid

Chain line, orientation to image: vertical

Chain lines (intervals): 23,23,23,23,23,23

Laid lines (density): 8/10 mm

Mould side: verso

[cda 2025]

Process, Medium

Matrix, quality: good - medium

Impression, quality: good

[cda 2025]

2025 - Technical Examination

  • Watermark

Watermark: present

Watermark, image: running horse

Watermark, dimensions: 76 x 89 mm

[cda 2025]

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