Martin Luther als Augustinermönch im Ordenshabit, Halbfigur, nach links gewandt, mit Buch, vor einer halbrunden Nische

Martin Luther als Augustinermönch im Ordenshabit, Halbfigur, nach links gewandt, mit Buch, vor einer halbrunden Nische

Title

Martin Luther als Augustinermönch im Ordenshabit, Halbfigur, nach links gewandt, mit Buch, vor einer halbrunden Nische

[KKL 2022]

Print, engraving

See German text version

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder, Inventor*in

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder, Inventor*in

[KKL 2022]

Dating
1520

Dating

1520

[dated, KKL 2022]

Chronology
1520

Chronology

1520

[dated]

Dimensions
Plate: ~175 (+/-) x 120 (+/-2) mm

Dimensions

  • Plate: ~175 (+/-) x 120 (+/-2) mm

  • Image: 171 (+/-2) x 116 (+/-2) mm

  • [Thomas Klinke, KKL 2022]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia bottom: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing right and date '.M.D.X.X.'

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia bottom: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing right and date '.M.D.X.X.'

  • [KKL 2022]

Inscriptions

- bottom: 'AETHERNA IPSE SVAE MENTIS SIMVLACHRA LVTHERVS || EXPRIMIT AT VVLTVS CERA LVCAE OCCIDVOS || . M . …

Inscriptions

Inscriptions:

  • - bottom: 'AETHERNA IPSE SVAE MENTIS SIMVLACHRA LVTHERVS || EXPRIMIT AT VVLTVS CERA LVCAE OCCIDVOS || . M . D. X . X .'

  • [KKL 2022]

CDA ID
LC_HVI-8_7
KKL-No
I.2D1, Part of portait group I
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/LC_HVI-8_7/
  • Martin Luther als Augustinermönch im Ordenshabit, Halbfigur, nach links gewandt, mit Buch, vor einer halbrunden Nische, 1520
State / Edition
Only state; edition a)
Dating
1520

Dating

1520

[dated]

Medium
Print on laid paper

Medium

Print on laid paper

[cda 2026]

Dimensions
Sheet: 171 x 118 mm

Dimensions

CDA ID
DE_HAUMB_LCranachdAe-AB3-7K
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_HAUMB_LCranachdAe-AB3-7K
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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License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Technical studies

2025 - Technical Examination

  • Examination of paper / structural analysis

Support

Paper type: laid

Chain line, orientation to image: vertical

Chain lines (intervals): 29,29,39,(.)

Laid lines (density): 10/10 mm

Mould side: verso

[cda 2025]

Process, Medium

Matrix, quality: very good

Impression, quality: very good

[cda 2025]

2025 - Technical Examination

  • Watermark

Watermark: present

Watermark, image: bull's head with cross

Watermark, dimensions: 84 x 36 mm

[cda 2025]

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